KOROR STATE GOVERNMENT MARINE TOUR GUIDE ... - C3

sides of the boat, located as high as possible on such part of the boat as to be easily
visible to observers. Prorated annual fees are as follows: $2.50 per year for all boats
that have a length less than 25 feet and an engine under 15 horsepower; $5.00 per
year for all boats that have a length less than 25 feet and an engine between 15 and
55 horsepower; $7.50 per year for all boats that have a length less than 25 feet and
an engine between 56 and 115 horsepower engines; $10.00 per year for all boats
that have a length less than 25 feet and an engine between 116 and 175
horsepower; $12.50 per year for all boats that have a length less than 25 feet and an
engine between 176 and 235 horsepower; $15.00 per year for all boats that have a
length less than 25 feet and an engine between 236 and 305 horsepower; $17.50
per year for all boats that have a length less than 25 feet and an engine between 306
and 399 horsepower; $20.00 per year for all boats that have a length less than 25
feet and an engine between 400 and 599 horsepower; and $22.50 per year for all
boats that have a length less than 25 feet and an engine over 600 horsepower, with
an additional $2.50 fee for each additional increment of 50 horsepower. Additionally:
for boats longer than 25 feet utilizing at least one outboard engine one fee each shall
be paid as follows for both the length and horsepower of the engine: (1) fee based
on the size of boat, $10.00 per year for boats that are 25-39 (sic) feet in length,
$15.00 per year for boats that are 30-39 feet in length, $20.00 per year for boats that
are 40-49 (sic) feet in length, $25.00 per year for boats that are 50 feet in length or
more, with an additional $2.50 fee for each additional foot exceeding 50 feet. The
law contains a presumption that any motorboat being anchored, docked or moored in
Koror for a period of ten (10) days is owned by a resident of Koror and must be
registered. Additionally, any violator shall be punished by a fine of fifty (50) dollars
($50.00) for the first offense, incarceration of three (3) days and/or a fine of at
seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the second offense, and incarceration of ten (10)
days and/or a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the third offense, each
violation to be deemed a separate offense. Fees collected are to pay for monitoring
and enforcement of the law, including the purchase of boats, fuel and oil and
maintenance and other expenses.
NGERUKEWID MPA
• Koror State Public Law No. K6-101-99 (as amended by Koror State Public Law
No. K6-118-2001, which redesignates the boundaries of the Conservation Area)
This Koror State Public Law, effective as of September 20, 1999, creates a
sanctuary for the protection and preservation of the Ngerumekaol spawning area and
to conserve the Ngerukewid Islands Wildlife Preserve. The act specifically describes
the Ngerumekaol Conservation Area and renders it illegal to kill, trap, capture wound,
possess, transport, retain or otherwise have under control any fish or part thereof in
the defined area. Violators shall be guilty of a misdemeanor an imprisoned for a
period not exceeding ninety (90) days or fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or
both. The law also specifically describes the Ngerukewid Islands Wildlife
Preserve, states that the area must be retained in its "present primitive condition
where the natural plant an animal life shall be permitted to develop undisturbed,” and
prohibits all persons from transporting any firearms of any description or other
weapons, nets, traps, snares or objects or materials capable of killing, or otherwise
taking birds, animals or marine life or eggs or possessing the same in the Preserve.
It also bans persons from transporting domestic birds or animals or allowing such
animals under his control to enter the Preserve, lighting or using fire in the Preserve
or cutting or destroying plant life in the Preserve or removing plant life therefrom.
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