Recreational Boating Act 2007

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1. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 5:37 PM    link Charles E. | Smithville, TN

   Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
   
   The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
   
   The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
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3. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 5:34 PM    link Augustus W. | East Patchogue, NY

   Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
   
   The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
   
   The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
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5. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 5:23 PM    link Josh T. | Cedar Rapids, IA

   Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
   
   The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
   
   The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
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7. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 5:01 PM    link ronald l r. | parkersburg, WV

   Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
   
   The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
   
   The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
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9. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 4:34 PM    link rebecca p. | kennard, IN

   Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
   
   The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
   
   The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
   Report Offensive Content

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11. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 4:30 PM    link Robert K. | Aberdeen, SD

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008. As a citizen of Aberdeen, South Dakota I believe it to be unfair to expect myself and others like me to buy an expensive permit to enjoy the fishing and recreation opportunities that South Dakkota has to offer. I already license my boat, the trailer that it rides on and the vehicle that I tow it with. I also have to buy a South Dakota fishing license to enjoy our states great fishing. I believe that the commercial shippers that bring these exotic invaders into our great lakes and coastal harbors should be the ones paying for the damages that they are causing and not the everyday citizens that are recreating on our waters. Let the cost causers pay the costs of keeping our waters safe from exotic species.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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13. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 4:03 PM    link Eric C. M. | Dubuque, IA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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15. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 3:44 PM    link Michael G. | Summerville, SC

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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17. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 3:21 PM    link Mason L. | Round Rock, TX

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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19. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 3:08 PM    link James P. | Scottsboro,, AL

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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21. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 2:56 PM    link Michael S. | Burton, MI

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
    Report Offensive Content

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23. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 2:48 PM    link Patrick H. | Mentor, OH

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
    Report Offensive Content

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25. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 2:15 PM    link Morton M. | Hamilton, OH

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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27. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 2:10 PM    link Myra C. | Little Rock, AR

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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29. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 2:01 PM    link David S. | Warwick, RI

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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31. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:59 PM    link Anthony B. | Wilton, CT

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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33. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:57 PM    link STEVE Z. | WATERLOO, IA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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35. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:50 PM    link Frank L. | santa barbara, CA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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37. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:47 PM    link Ken M. | Stewartstown, PA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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39. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:41 PM    link William K. | St. Louis, MO

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
    Report Offensive Content

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41. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:27 PM    link Andre B. | Idaho Falls, ID

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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43. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:24 PM    link Michael N. | Sinking Spring, PA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
    Report Offensive Content

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45. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:14 PM    link Matthew C. | Suffolk, VA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
    Report Offensive Content

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47. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:13 PM    link Dan I. | Blue Springs, MO

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
    Report Offensive Content

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49. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:08 PM    link Thomas G. | Westwood, CA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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51. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:07 PM    link Roy H. | Curtis Bay, MD

    I sincerely urge you to support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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53. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 1:02 PM    link Dale S. | League City, TX

    Wow!! Do we have a problem here!! It is patently wrong to require recreational boats to adhere to the propsed EPA regulations re ballast water discharge. Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    And, while we do not know the cost to the recreational boater at this time, we know it will not be "free".
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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55. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:53 PM    link Richard W. | Louisville, TN

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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57. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:53 PM    link Daniel W. | Monrovia, CA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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59. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:53 PM    link h ronald m. | Strongsville, OH

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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61. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:52 PM    link Gregory R. | Minneapolis, MN

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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63. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:51 PM    link Raymond M. | Northport, NY

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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65. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:51 PM    link Christopher K B. | Saint Augustine, FL

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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67. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:51 PM    link Raymond A. | Orland Park, IL

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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69. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:49 PM    link Mark K. | Wright City, MO

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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71. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:48 PM    link linda b. | eastlake, OH

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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73. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:46 PM    link Christopher M. | Santa Clarita, CA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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75. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:45 PM    link Ira S. | Henderson, NV

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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77. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:42 PM    link Wayne T. | Trinity, NC

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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79. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:40 PM    link David & Donna P. | Redding, CA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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81. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:38 PM    link Walter S. | Lufkin, TX

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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83. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:35 PM    link Bruce G. | fairfield, CT

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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85. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:34 PM    link Jeffrey D. | Cherokee, IA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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87. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:32 PM    link Doug and Emily M. | Tecumseh, MI

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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89. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:26 PM    link Jeff D. | Castaic, CA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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91. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:12 PM    link Randy H. | Bellevue, WA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, NYBA and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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93. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 12:10 PM    link Brian G. | Newark, OH

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    As I am sure you already know, boating in Ohio is a huge industry that pumps millions of dollars every year into our economy. Ohioans have worked very hard to create tourism interest on Lake Erie, and this legislation would preserve that hard work. The Clean Water Act has done a lot of good. Let us keep it that way by not bogging down the EPA with a paperwork laden permitting process targeted toward recreational boaters.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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95. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:58 AM    link Steve D. | Woodbury, MN

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
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97. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:58 AM    link Tim R. | Queensbury, NY

    There are thousands of family and recreational boaters in New York, and we need your help!
    
    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    For my family, this could be the end of one of the few events in our hectic lives where we can all spend fun time together. Whether swimming, tubing, dining, of just cruising, we love to get on the boat and enjoy the sun and water of Lake George or Saratoga Lake.
    
    The cost of EPA permits will likely put an end to this family enjoyment for us and many others. It will damage tourism (one of the few bright spots in the north country economy), have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and may well kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act. I would be happy to personally discuss with you the impact that this proposed change will have. Why not join me at the marina and we'll go for a cruise?
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99. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:53 AM    link Steven F. | Stony Brook, NY

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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101. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:52 AM    link James M. | Greenville, NC

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
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103. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:47 AM    link Greg E. | Saugus, CA

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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105. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:41 AM    link Terry J. | Morgan Hill, CA

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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107. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:33 AM    link Paul S. | Buffalo, NY

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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109. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:32 AM    link Steven C. | Caseyville, IL

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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111. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:29 AM    link Richard J. | Grand Bay, AL

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
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113. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:28 AM    link lawson f. | anderson, SC

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
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115. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:24 AM    link Randy C. | Suwanee, GA

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
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117. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 11:12 AM    link Donald P. | Naples, FL

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     A healthy pleasure boating industry is crucial to the economy of Collier County and all of coastal Florida. Please do all that you can to see that pleasure boating remains a significant attraction to living in our beautiful area.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
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119. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:54 AM    link Christian Y. | Orange, CT

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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121. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:51 AM    link Chris F. | Mooresville, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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123. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:44 AM    link John F. | Plantation, FL

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights. Recreational Boating in Broward County is extremely important. Not only are there 51,000 registered recreational vessels in Broward County, the recreational marine industry in our county alone is a $10.8 billion industry and employs over 40,000 local residents.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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125. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:42 AM    link Shawn S. | Cumming, GA

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127. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:35 AM    link Craig R. | Prospect, KY

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129. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:33 AM    link Thomas H. | Portland, OR

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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131. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:28 AM    link Barry D. | Pompano Beach, FL

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133. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:28 AM    link Jeffrey H. | Dillsburg, PA

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135. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:23 AM    link Randall J. | Orlando, FL

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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137. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:23 AM    link Charles L. | St. Joseph, MO

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139. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:18 AM    link William W. | Hackensack, NJ

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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141. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:09 AM    link Vicki A. | Allen, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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143. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:04 AM    link Richard A. | Allen, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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145. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:53 AM    link Richard G. | Thomasville, GA

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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147. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:44 AM    link Mark D. | Camden, NY

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149. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:44 AM    link Leslie C. | New Castle, PA

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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151. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:44 AM    link Gregory C. | Fleming Island, FL

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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153. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:40 AM    link Art H. | Englewood, FL

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155. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:33 AM    link Miguel M. | Port Charlotte, FL

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157. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:17 AM    link John P. | Duluth, GA

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159. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:09 AM    link bruce p. | huntingdon, PA

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161. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:08 AM    link Sanford T. | Southwick, MA

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163. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:07 AM    link Tom C. | Lebanon, NJ

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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165. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:06 AM    link Anthony M. | Largo, FL

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167. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:54 AM    link Steve B. | Chesapeake, VA

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169. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:52 AM    link John S. | St. Petersburg, FL

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171. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:28 AM    link Lori R. | Sandwich, MA

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173. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:11 AM    link Walter W. | Hingham, MA

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175. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:00 AM    link Robert B. | Morris Plains, NJ

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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177. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:52 AM    link WILLIAM B. | Nesconset, NY

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179. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:44 AM    link Thomas O. | Sicklerville, NJ

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181. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:09 AM    link Warren D. | Hudson, FL

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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183. Tue., Jun. 26, 2007 11:23 PM    link Michael L. | Arnold, MO

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
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185. Tue., Jun. 26, 2007 10:27 PM    link Scott T. | Lohman, MO

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187. Tue., Jun. 26, 2007 7:41 PM    link Jason D. | Jacksonville, FL

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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189. Mon., Jun. 25, 2007 9:44 PM    link Bryon S. | Sheffield Village, OH

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
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191. Mon., Jun. 25, 2007 7:34 AM    link Gary S. | Vermilion, OH

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
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193. Mon., Jun. 25, 2007 7:17 AM    link Joe P. | King & Queen CH, VA

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
     Report Offensive Content

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195. Sun., Jun. 24, 2007 9:18 PM    link Michael B. | Otisco, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
     Report Offensive Content

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197. Sun., Jun. 24, 2007 9:10 PM    link Angela B. | Otisco, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
     Report Offensive Content

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199. Sun., Jun. 24, 2007 9:06 PM    link Michael B. | Otisco, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
     Report Offensive Content

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