[D28] HELP STOP FEDERAL BOAT PERMITTING!

[Schloemanb at aol.com]

At he request of the D28 Cdr and  ExO
 
Since USPS is a non-profit corporation, we are  not permitted to lobby as a 
group under federal tax regulations.  However,  the  information forwarded 
below is important to all persons  interested in recreational boating and merits 
action in support of the  proposed legislation, if you agree with its contents. 
 If you do decide to  write or contact your legislators, please do not 
include the fact that  you are a member of U.S.P.S., District 28 or your local 
squadron.  Simply  express your support as a citizen boater for the bill and its 
contents.   Thanks for your attention to and consideration of this critical  
issue.
 
 
BOATERS: TAKE ACTION!

NATIONAL BOATING FEDERATION ACTION Alert: 
HELP STOP FEDERAL BOAT  PERMITTING!
(Courtesy of NMMA)

PLEASE URGE YOUR U.S. SENATORS TO  CO-SPONSOR S 2766, the Clean Boating Act 
of 2008
March 17, 2008 

THE THREAT TO RECREATIONAL  BOATING:
Unless Congress acts soon, every recreational boater in the country  will 
have to obtain a 
federal or state permit in order  to operate their boat. This means yearly 
fees, bureaucratic 
red tape, confusing and  potentially state-by-state regulations, citizen 
suits and $32,000 
per day penalties for  non-compliance. These permits would apply to deck 
run-off, bilge 
water, engine cooling water and  any other water-based, operational discharge 
from a 
recreational boat. The  Environmental Protection Agency, due to a sweeping 
court order, is 
already writing this  unprecedented new regulation on boaters. 

THE CLEAN BOATING ACT OF  2008:
Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) have just  
introduced S. 2766, the 
Clean Boating Act of 2008. S.  2766 would fully and permanently restore a 
35-year permit 
exemption for recreational boat  incidental discharges, such as weather deck 
run-off and 
engine coolant water, and works  to protect the health of the nation's 
waterways by 
pursuing whether or not  reasonable and practicable best management practices 
need to 
be put into place for some  incidental discharges. This important bill 
preserves recreational 
boating and the boating  industry, taking a balanced approached that 
recognizes that 
pleasure boat discharges are  completely different from land-based industrial 
facilities and 
commercial ships. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY TO  PROTECT BOATING:
All Boaters MUST contact their U.S. Senators and tell them  to co-sponsor S. 
2766, the 
Clean Boating Act of 2008. You  can quickly and easily send a letter to your 
Senators by 
visiting:

www.boatblue.www. 

Once, there, it is a simple  process to contact your Senators. This is the 
most significant 
threat facing Boaters today, and  we need your help to solve it. Take 5 
minutes to tell 
Congress to support S.  2766.

For more information:

-WWW.BOATBLUE.-WW
-Contact Mat  Dunn (_mdunn at nmma.org_ (mailto:mdunn at nmma.org) ; 202-737-9760) 
or Dylan  Jones 
(_djones at nmma.djo_ (mailto:djones at nmma.org) ; 202-737-9776) so they  can 
follow up with your Senators.

We thank the NMMA for thier support and  expertise, and we all need to pitch 
in.
THE NATIONAL BOATING FEDERATION 
 
Bob  Schloeman
Messenger





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