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Repeal and savings.- STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS ACT 41 OF 2017.- Karnataka has a coast line of about 300 kms, which is dotted with 10 non-major ports, besides the major port at New Mangalore. These non-major ports, which include Karwar, Malpe harbour, Tadri, Old Mangalore, etc., are currently managed by the Public Works Department through the Director of Ports and Inland Water Transport. The revenue receipts from these ports are credited into the Consolidated Fund of the State, while the development and maintenance expenditure are met out of the budgetary grants. In the circumstances, there is no relationship between the receipts and expenditure of the Ports & IWT sector. Further, the Directorate of Ports & IWT is not able to raise finance from the market directly for undertaking development activities. Some of the major maritime States, notably Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, have already set up Maritime Boards and have seen tremendous growth in development of the infrastructure for ports and allied activities. Keeping such experience in view, the Maritime States Development Council has been advising all the maritime States to constitute Maritime Boards. Karnataka also has several inland waterways on both, west flowing as well as east flowing rivers, that offer the potential for development of an environment friendly mode transportation of goods and passengers, particularly for several interior locations. The Maritime Board would be in a position to develop and maintain the inland waterways too. Further, the Board would be in an advantageous position to prepare and implement schemes for coastal protection, which has become an important issue for the growth and development of the coastal regions of the State. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India vide letter No.F.No:17/08/2012/Judl&PP, dated:09.12.2014 has suggested to the State Government to withdraw the early bill and to send modified version of the Bill to the Government of India, after it is passed by the State Legislature. As suggested by Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, all the amendments are incorporated in modified "Karnataka Maritime Board Bill, 2015". The Bill among other things provides for,- (i) constitution and functioning of the Maritime Board for Karnataka. The Board shall be in a position to find ways and means to undertake various developmental projects and maintenance activities in relation to ports, harbours, inland waterways and coastal protection and thus help in the growth and development of the coastal region and its hinterland. (ii) Developing all Karnataka ports on public private partnership Basis. (iii) development and maintenance of fishing harbours by the Board with suitable budgetary grants and subventions from the Government. However, the 6 operations and management of the fishing harbours shall continue to be done by the Fisheries Department and not by the Maritime Board. Hence, the Bill. [L.A. Bill No.41 of 2015, File No. Samvyashae 54 Shasana 2015] [entry 31 of List III of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.] [Item (i) of sub-clause (3) of clause 36 was repugnant to the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and clause 56 was repugnant to section 45 of the Indian contract Act 1872 and clause 62 was repugnant to the provisions of the Indian Limitation Act, 1963. Therefore the Hon’ble Governor reserved the said Bill for the consideration of His Excellency, the President of India under Article 200 of the constitution of India as required by clause (2) of Article 254] 7 KARNATAKA ACT 41 OF 2017 (First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary on the Twenty third day of August, 2017) THE KARNATAKA MARITIME BOARD ACT, 2015 (Received the assent of the President on the Eleventh day of August, 2017) An Act to provide for the development and Management of Ports Inland Water Ways and the Coastal region in the State of Karnataka by establishing the Karnataka Maritime Board and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto; Whereas, it is expedient to provide for rapid development and management of Ports and Inland Water Ways and Coastal region in the State of Karnataka by establishing the Karnataka Maritime Board and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the sixty-sixth year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER – I PRELIMINARY