A public hearing will be conducted by the Wildlife and Parks Commission at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 16, 2007 at Bass Pro Shops, 12051 Bass Pro Drive, Olathe, Kansas, to consider the approval and adoption of proposed administrative regulations of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

A workshop meeting on business of the Wildlife and Parks Commission will begin at 1:30 p.m., August 16 at the location listed above. The meeting will recess at 5:30 p.m. then resume at 7:00 p.m. at the same location for the regulatory hearing. There will be public comment periods at the beginning of the afternoon and evening meetings for any issues not on the agenda and additional comment periods will be available during the meeting on agenda items. Old and new business may also be discussed at this time. If necessary to complete the hearing or other business matters, the commission will reconvene at 9:00 a.m. August 17 at the location listed above.

This permanent regulation establishes display of identification number and decal for vessels. The proposed amendment clarify positioning of the department issued decals on vessels.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies or the public.

This permanent regulation establishes rules for capacity plates and operation of vessels. The proposed amendment would provide a formula for calculation of person capacity for vessels that do not have a capacity plate.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies or the public.

This permanent regulation establishes steering and sailing requirements for the operation of vessels. The proposed amendments would clarify the duties of a vessel operator when operating a vessel in close proximity to other vessels and prohibit mooring to and interference with navigation buoys.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies or the public.

This permanent regulation establishes requirements for the reporting of boating accidents. The proposed amendments would allow the reporting of a vessel accident to any commissioned law enforcement officer as well as to the department and alter the reporting timeframe from five days to immediately after the accident.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies or the public.

This permanent regulation establishes definitions, requirements and restrictions. The proposed amendments would change the no wake distance from 100 feet to 200 feet in certain situations and alter the boater education requirements for personal watercraft operation to conform to current state law regarding boater education.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies or the public.

This new permanent regulation establishes vessel requirements for vessels with marine sanitation devices. The proposed regulation would require the use of a nonreleasing locking device on any sewage discharge valve in order to prevent the unlawful discharge of marine sewage into the waters of the state.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies or the public.

This permanent regulation establishes special requirements for boating on department lands and waters as well as federal reservoirs. The proposed amendments would conform this regulation to changes proposed in K.A.R. 115-30-10 regarding watercraft operation in certain situations and the use of no wake speeds.

The proposed amendments are not anticipated to have any appreciable economic impact on the department, other agencies or the public.