How lawmakers are looking to discourage people from abandoning their boats

Name: How lawmakers are looking to discourage people from abandoning their boats
Uploaded: 2025-04-02T22:17:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 31 s
Description: Lawmakers in Minnesota and Wisconsin are seeking a solution to a shared issue: boat owners "abandoning ship" on public land and leaving taxpayers on the hook for the clean-up. Photojournalist Tony Peterson spoke with the author of the bill proposing stiffer penalties.

Lawmakers in Minnesota and Wisconsin are seeking a solution to a shared issue: boat owners "abandoning ship" on public land and leaving taxpayers on the hook for the clean-up. Photojournalist Tony Peterson spoke with the author of the bill proposing stiffer penalties.