H.__The State is not liable to the watercraft owner or other claimant for damages or injuries in connection with the removal, storage, sale or disposal of the watercraft.

SUMMARY

This bill increases the administrative fee for submerged lands easement applications consistent with other conveyances and doubles the administrative fee for after-the-fact applications. The bill authorizes a portion of the Shore and Harbor Management Fund to be used for management of state-owned coastal islands and clarifies the provisions by which a watercraft may be declared abandoned in coastal waters of the State.