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Boating => Boating General Discussions => Topic started by: Reckless on July 11, 2008, 05:00:48 AM

Title: Clean boating act?
Post by: Reckless on July 11, 2008, 05:00:48 AM

  Anyone here aware of this?
http://www.boatblue.org/ ???

Title: Re: Clean boating act?
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on July 11, 2008, 06:51:30 AM

no, not me

Title: Re: Clean boating act?
Post by: IrishAyes on July 11, 2008, 07:04:05 AM

Yup, seems they want boats that discharge ANY type of water to have a permit. This includes bilge water and water that is used to cool your engine. That, making ALL POWER BOATS fit into the catagory of needing a permit.

Original intention was for ships coming in from foreign ports so they did not pump organisms or other things that would be harmful to our waters.

Several organizations, including BoatUS, trying to fight this.

Title: Re: Clean boating act?
Post by: Reckless on July 11, 2008, 09:17:05 AM

 I read somewhere permit will be between 800 and 1,000 bucks a year! I need better lubricant. Getting screwed to often!! 5hrug

Title: Re: Clean boating act?
Post by: IrishAyes on July 11, 2008, 09:37:28 AM

Not a plug for BoatUS, but they are stepping the ring on this one.

http://www.boatus.com/gov/alert_0308.asp

Title: Re: Clean boating act?
Post by: EAGLE AYE on July 31, 2008, 01:29:38 PM

looks like NMMA and Boat US got the job done

http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20080630155304ibinews.html

Title: Re: Clean boating act?
Post by: Pfishingruven on July 31, 2008, 01:42:14 PM

Interesting!!  Whomever proposed this law didn't have enough common sense and education to make sure that when it was written and challenged in the court that it would not affect recreational boaters?!?!  cfzd

And the politicians wonder why we have no faith in our government??   rgmn