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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>At he request of the D28 Cdr and
ExO</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>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, <U>please do not include</U> 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.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>BOATERS: TAKE ACTION!<BR><BR>NATIONAL BOATING FEDERATION ACTION Alert:<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>HELP STOP FEDERAL BOAT
PERMITTING!<BR>(Courtesy of NMMA)<BR><BR>PLEASE URGE YOUR U.S. SENATORS TO
CO-SPONSOR S 2766, the Clean Boating Act of<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>2008<BR>March 17, 2008<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>THE THREAT TO RECREATIONAL
BOATING:<BR>Unless Congress acts soon, every recreational boater in the country
will have to obtain a<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>federal or state permit in order
to operate their boat. This means yearly fees, bureaucratic<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>red tape, confusing and
potentially state-by-state regulations, citizen suits and $32,000<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>per day penalties for
non-compliance. These permits would apply to deck run-off, bilge<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>water, engine cooling water and
any other water-based, operational discharge from a<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>recreational boat. The
Environmental Protection Agency, due to a sweeping court order, is<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>already writing this
unprecedented new regulation on boaters.<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>THE CLEAN BOATING ACT OF
2008:<BR>Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) have just
introduced S. 2766, the<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>Clean Boating Act of 2008. S.
2766 would fully and permanently restore a 35-year permit<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>exemption for recreational boat
incidental discharges, such as weather deck run-off and<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>engine coolant water, and works
to protect the health of the nation's waterways by<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>pursuing whether or not
reasonable and practicable best management practices need to<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>be put into place for some
incidental discharges. This important bill preserves recreational<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>boating and the boating
industry, taking a balanced approached that recognizes that<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>pleasure boat discharges are
completely different from land-based industrial facilities and<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>commercial ships.<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY TO
PROTECT BOATING:<BR>All Boaters MUST contact their U.S. Senators and tell them
to co-sponsor S. 2766, the<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>Clean Boating Act of 2008. You
can quickly and easily send a letter to your Senators by<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>visiting:<BR><BR>www.boatblue.<WBR>org.<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR><BR>Once, there, it is a simple
process to contact your Senators. This is the most significant<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>threat facing Boaters today, and
we need your help to solve it. Take 5 minutes to tell<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>Congress to support S.
2766.<BR><BR>For more information:<BR><BR>-WWW.BOATBLUE.<WBR>ORG<BR>-Contact Mat
Dunn (<A title=mailto:mdunn@nmma.org
href="mailto:mdunn@nmma.org">mdunn@nmma.org</A>; 202-737-9760) or Dylan
Jones<SPAN class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>(<A
title=mailto:djones@nmma.org
href="mailto:djones@nmma.org">djones@nmma.<WBR>org</A>; 202-737-9776) so they
can follow up with your Senators.<BR><BR>We thank the NMMA for thier support and
expertise, and we all need to pitch in.<BR>THE NATIONAL BOATING FEDERATION<SPAN
class=EC_Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=EC_Apple-converted-space></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=EC_Apple-converted-space><FONT color=#0000ff>Bob
Schloeman<BR>Messenger</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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