SD14 - The Use of Jet Skis

  • Published: 1991
  • Author: Joint Subcommittee
  • Enabling Authority: Senate Joint Resolution 29 (Regular Session, 1990)

Executive Summary:
The 1990 Session of the General Assembly passed Senate Joint Resolution Number 29 requesting that a joint subcommittee be established to study the use of jet skis (Attachment A). The subcommittee was charged with reviewing the current regulation of personal watercraft, assessing the necessity or advisability of certain safety measures and determining the need for further regulations. The subcommittee was composed of eight members: William E. Fears, Accomac; Virgil H. Goode, Jr., Rocky Mount; John H. Chichester, Fredericksburg; Howard E. Copeland, Norfolk; Willard R. Finney, Rocky Mount; Glenn R. Croshaw, Virginia Beach; Lacey E. Putney, Bedford; and, Harry R. Purkey, Virginia Beach.