HB 2344-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the governing body, if the legislative authority of a county intends to create a ferry district in only a portion of the county, to either: (1) Submit a proposition to create the ferry district to the voters in the portion of the county where the ferry district is intended to be created at the next general election; or

(2) Publish notice of the intention to create a ferry district, in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the county, by February 1st of the year in which the ferry district is to be created.

Requires a ferry district, created in only a portion of a county, to impose a vessel replacement surcharge on all ferry passengers and drivers that are not residents of the ferry district.