ACTION ALERT TO ALL MEMBERS

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Potentially Catastrophic court ruling will effect every US Boater

Please Contact Your Legislators

Potentially Catastrophic court ruling will effect every US Boater....ACTION ALERT...contact your legislators.

A recent court ruling goes wrong and if it is NOT corrected will require every boat on us waters to obtain a EPA permit estimated to range from 800.00 to 2000.00 per vessel! If it is not overturned it will become law by September of this year. ACT NOW.

A recent court ruling targeting Ballast water on big ships to help control invasive species (which is needed) goes "outside the lines" and strikes down the existing exemption for "other" US vessels.

Attached you will find a link to an new interview done by Boattest.com and the President of the NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association) Thom Dammrich that further explains it all.

http://www.boattest.com/nmma.aspx

Please pass along through your system and to all clubs. Tell that to say that TBF opposes the courts ruling and supports "The Recreational Boating Act of 2007"

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2550.html

I'll believe it when I see it.  There is too much boating money in too many states for this to happen.  Even if it does, won't it lessen the fishing pressure.

I am not sure the "I will believe it when I see it" thinking is qualified...

I have said the same thing about ALOT of things...and low and behold it really happened.

I never thought my taxes would be raised 130% in one jump when the law clearly states  an increase limit...but it happened.

I never thought my state would sell public roads to forgiegn interests...but it happened.

I never thought my town would get away with a law that says you cannot use a tie out for your dog and if you own a dog you are required to build a fence and will get fined $100 a day until you build one...but it happened.

I never thought my town would pass the law that the police are now allowed to come onto private property to ticket vehicles...but it happened

the list goes on and on and on...

a mark twain quote...

Those people....the departmental interpreters of the laws in Washington...can always be depended on to take any reasonably good law and interpret the common sense all out of it.

it is as true today as it was back then...

I sent my letters,This is nuts and makes me mad >

The original message came from the FLW TBF site.

http://www.bassfederation.com/main.asp?page=332

There was also another thread on this site about this subject, but it didn't draw too many responses.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1181164935

I totally missed that one.