[Yknot-list] Sailors Need to Act NOW to Avoid Pending Permit Requirements

[Teresa Carroll]

Begin forwarded message:

>
> Court Ruling Poses Threat to Sailors:
> Sailors Need to Act NOW to Avoid Pending Permit Requirements
>
> Over 18 million recreational boats - including yours - could soon be  
> required to comply with a new permit system if Congress does not  
> pass the Clean Boating Act of 2008 before September 30th. Due to a  
> 2006 U.S. District Court decision, the federal Environmental  
> Protection Agency is required to design and implement a discharge  
> permit system for every vessel in the country before September 30,  
> 2008. Current federal legislation, Senate Bill #2766 and House Bill  
> #5949 "The Clean Boating Act" would reinstate a 35-year permit  
> exemption for recreational boats.
>
> If legislation does not pass in the next 4 months, all of the boats  
> that you own or sail will need a special permit, regardless of size  
> or type. This means boat owners will be required to apply and pay  
> for permits for Sabots, Lasers, Hobies, Mumm 30s, Cal 40s or TP52s,  
> most likely in every state where they want to sail a boat.
>
> http://www.ussailing.org/News/2008/discharge_permit.asp

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