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SPECIAL CALL-TO-ARMS FOR CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF BOATING AND WATERWAY |
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California Boaters Call-to-Arms
Contact your State Legislators in Support of Department of Boating & Waterways (Cal Boating)
In just two days, on May 14,
the California Senate Budget Subcommittee will vote on a critical proposal that
could alter the future of boating in your state. Cal Boating, your state's
boating agency, could be dismantled and boaters will lose a department that
works on your behalf, for boating safety and infrastructure. Please take a
minute, right now to call your state Senator and ask for their vote to save Cal
Boating.
Background
As you
may know, Gov. Schwarzenegger proposed closing the independent California Dept.
of Boating and Waterways (Cal Boating), ostensibly to save $600,000 a year, and
merge the agency into the Dept of Parks and Recreation.
But Cal Boating is funded
solely by your boater fuel tax dollars, registration fees, and interest payments
on infrastructure loans - not General Fund dollars - and its work makes boating
safer and more accessible to everyone.
There is nothing new about
the Governor's proposal; it came up as a money-saving measure in 1992, 1996 and
2003. The Legislature carefully considered the proposal and rejected it each
time.
BoatUS believes that
California's more than 3,000,000 boaters, who support a $17 billion per year
boating industry, must have a department with a Director whose primary focus is
boating. If you agree, please tell your state Senators to oppose the planned
merger when they vote on the budget this Thursday.
WHAT BOATERS SHOULD DO NOW
Write or email the Governor and Senator's to urge them to withdraw his plan to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways.
To email, go to: http://gov.ca.gov/interact#email
Or write to: The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor, State of California
State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
* Chairman Sen. Joe Simitian,
e-mail senator.simitian@sen.ca.gov,Phone: (916) 651-4011, Fax: (916) 323-4529;
* Sen. Alan Lowenthal, e-mailsenator.lowenthal@sen.ca.gov, Phone: (916) 651-4027, Fax: (916) 327-9113;
* John J. Benoit, e-mailsenator.benoit@senate.ca.gov, Phone: (916) 651-4037, Fax: (916) 327-2187.
-- State Capitol, 10th and L Streets, Sacramento, CA 95814.
- Request that your legislators act now to reject the Governor's proposal to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways.
- Send copies to RBOC by email to rboc@rboc.org or by fax to 916-441-3520.
- Questions? Contact RBOC Director of Government Affairs Jerry Desmond, Jr., rboc@rboc.org
May 14th Meeting will decide your fate!
More information in RBOC's Special Call-To-Arms (Click Here) and THE LOG NEWSPAPER Article (Click Here). Let them know how you feel! Better yet, call them! |
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THE DANA POINT BOATERS ASSOCIATION
ACTING WITH INTEGRITY AND ETHICS ALWAYS |
About The Dana Point Boaters Association
DPBA is an education and advocacy group for the recreational boaters of Dana Point Harbor. Membership is very inexpensive and open to families interested in the many different kinds of recreational boating in Southern California, from kayaking and fishing to sailboat racing and motor cruising.
Questions should be directed by email to Rodger Beard (Click Here), President. Or call us at (949) 485-5656 and leave us a voice mail and we'll get back to you soon. |
