Common interest communities — regulation of watercraft on public lakes.

1. As used in this section : a. “Bylaws” means the same as defined in section 499C.1 . b. “Common interest community” means the same as defined in section 499C.1 . c. “Public lake” means any lake located within the boundaries of this state that is a navigable body of water and that is lawfully accessible by the general public. d. “Rule” means the same as defined in section 499C.1 . e. “Unit” means the same as defined in section 499C.1 . f. “Unit owner” means the same as defined in section 499C.1 . 2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a common interest community with one thousand or more units that is adjacent to or abutting in part a public lake may establish policies in the common interest community’s bylaws or rules regarding the operation of watercraft, including but not limited to equipment specifications. The authority granted to a common interest community under this subsection shall only apply to unit owners and unit owners’ guests. 3. Notwithstanding section 462A.32 , a common interest community may communicate the common interest community’s policies established under subsection 2 through the use of private buoys and other safety-related installations until the date the commission adopts rules regulating buoys and other safety-related installations for the public lake that is adjacent to or abuts the common interest community described in subsection 2 . 4. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section . 2024 Acts, ch 1001, §1, 3