11 AAC 20.860 - Boat motor use
(a) Except as prohibited by
11 AAC 20.865, and subject to the
limitations and restrictions set out in this section, the operation of a boat
by the use of a boat motor is allowed in the Kenai River Special Management
Area.
(b) On or after January 1,
2008, a person may not operate a boat in the Kenai River Special Management
Area by use of a motor or combination of motors with a total propshaft
horsepower rating greater than 50 horsepower. These horsepower rating
limitations do not apply to the following:
(1)
the operation of a boat on Kenai Lake, on Skilak Lake, and on the Kenai River
between the Kenai Lake Bridge and river mile 80.7;
(2) the operation of a boat by a federal,
state, or local governmental agency for the purpose of law enforcement or
search and rescue, or for the purpose of fish and game management under a
special park use permit issued under
11 AAC 18.010.
(c) On or after January 1, 2008, a
person may not operate a boat in the Kenai River Special Management Area by the
use of a motor that has been altered or disguised with respect to the
manufacturer's propshaft horsepower rating, manufacturer cowling decals, or the
model or serial numbers to produce more than 50 propshaft horsepower.
(d) A person may not operate a boat in the
Kenai River Special Management Area by the use of a motor unless the original
propshaft horsepower rating of a motor is clearly labeled by the manufacturer
or a factory authorized dealer mechanic in the form of cowling decals
appropriate to the propshaft horsepower rating. The original propshaft
horsepower rating of the motor may be further indicated by a stamp marking
embossed in the metal or as part of the model number of the motor.
(e) On or after January 1, 2008, but before
January 1, 2013, a person may not operate a boat in the Kenai River Special
Management Area by the use of a motor as follows:
(1) with a total propshaft horsepower rating
greater than 35 horsepower, unless the motor is a four-stroke motor or a direct
fuel injection two-stroke motor, as described in Attachment A of the Department
of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Director's
Decision on Reduction of Hydrocarbon Pollution from Motorized Boats on the
Kenai River, signed November 16, 2006, and adopted by reference;
(2) during the month of July, unless the
motor is a four-stroke motor or a direct fuel injection two-stroke motor, as
described in Attachment A of the Department of Natural Resources, Division of
Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Director's Decision on Reduction of Hydrocarbon
Pollution from Motorized Boats on the Kenai River, signed November 16, 2006,
and adopted by reference;
(3)
repealed 8/6/2010.
(f)
in this section,
(1) "direct fuel injected
two-stroke motor" means a motor whose fuel is directly injected into the top of
the cylinder of an internal combustion engine whose cycle is completed in two
piston strokes;
(2) "four-stroke
motor" means an internal combustion engine whose cycle is completed in four
piston strokes; "four-stroke motor" includes a suction stroke, compression
stroke, expansion stroke, and exhaust stroke;
(3) "propshaft horsepower rating" means the
boat motor's original manufacturer rated and labeled horsepower; however, the
addition of a jet drive unit to a boat motor does not change the propshaft
horsepower rating of the motor powerhead and driveshaft configuration for the
purposes of this section.
(g) On or after January 1, 2013, a person may
not operate a boat in the Kenai River Special Management Area by the use of a
motor as follows:
(1) unless the motor is a
four-stroke motor or a direct fuel injection two-stroke motor, as described in
Attachment A of the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and
Outdoor Recreation, Director's Decision on Reduction of Hydrocarbon Pollution
from Motorized Boats on the Kenai River, signed November 16, 2006, and adopted
by reference;
(2) repealed
8/6/2010.
Notes
Authority:AS 41.21.020
AS 41.21.506
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