B.__The following penalties apply to violations of this subsection.

(1)__A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 may be adjudged.

(2)__A person who violates this subsection after having been adjudicated as having committed 3 or more civil violations under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a Class E crime.

Sec. 2. Safety education program. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall work together and with other interested parties to study the feasibility of developing, implementing and funding a statewide boater safety education program. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters, respectively, by February 1, 2007, their findings and recommendations on the development and implementation of a boater education safety program.

Sec. 3. Effective date. Section 1 takes effect January 1, 2007.