[Fleet9] Cal Boating Legislation

[Jeff Berman]

Subject: Cal Boating Legislation

 

Boating Friends,

 

I don't agree with every BoatUS or RBOC stance, but this is one I agree with
100%.  It think the California  Dept. of Boating and Waterways should remain
an independent agency serving boaters, and not become part of the California
Dept. of Parks and Recreation.  The money boaters contribute by way of taxes
and fees should be used for boating-related projects.

 

If you agree, get busy and email/phone your State Senator - and please do it
today.  I very rarely send out "shotgun" emails, but I feel this is an issue
that deserves round or two.

 

Here's a  link to RBOC and a source for legislative contacts.   

 

Pat Broderick

 






May 12, 2009

Dear BoatUS Member,

In just two days, on May 14, the California Senate Budget Subcommittee will
vote on a critical proposal that could alter the future of boating in your
state. Cal Boating, your state's boating agency, could be dismantled and
boaters will lose a department that works on your behalf, for boating safety
and infrastructure. Please take a minute, right now to call your state
Senator and ask for their vote to save Cal Boating.

Background 
As you may know, Gov. Schwarzenegger proposed closing the independent
California Dept. of Boating and Waterways (Cal Boating), ostensibly to save
$600,000 a year, and merge the agency into the Dept of Parks and Recreation.

But Cal Boating is funded solely by your boater fuel tax dollars,
registration fees, and interest payments on infrastructure loans - not
General Fund dollars - and its work makes boating safer and more accessible
to everyone.

There is nothing new about the Governor's proposal; it came up as a
money-saving measure in 1992, 1996 and 2003. The Legislature carefully
considered the proposal and rejected it each time.

BoatUS believes that California's more than 3,000,000 boaters, who support a
$17 billion per year boating industry, must have a department with a
Director whose primary focus is boating. If you agree, please tell your
state Senators to oppose the planned merger when they vote on the budget
this Thursday.

Action Needed 
You can find out more about the issue, and a sample message, at:
<http://smtp.boatus.net/t?r=3&c=7062&l=779&ctl=1E70C4:08FB18427F2D217564DC1D
8F4E070750&> http://www.rboc.org/call_to_arms.html. We can't let Cal Boating
- and your boating dollars - get swallowed up in state bureaucracy. But time
is running out so, please telephone your senator or send an e-mail message
today. (If you need phone numbers, go to:
<http://smtp.boatus.net/t?r=3&c=7062&l=779&ctl=1E70C5:08FB18427F2D217564DC1D
8F4E070750&> http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html)

Thank you for your help, 
Margaret Podlich, Vice President
BoatUS Government Affairs
 <mailto:GovtAffairs at BoatUS.com> GovtAffairs at BoatUS.com

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