1. 1. As used in this section:

   1. a. “Bylaws” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
   2. b. “Common interest community” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
   3. 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.
   4. d. “Rule” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
   5. e. “Unit” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
   6. f. “Unit owner” means the same as defined in section 499C.1.
2. 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. 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. 4. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.

2024 Acts, ch 1001, §1, 3