Recreational Boating Act 2007

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1. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 12:17 PM    link Larry W. | Tucson, AZ

   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. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 11:56 AM    link David P. | Franklin, 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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5. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 11:44 AM    link Mark L. | Canajoharie, 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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7. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 11:37 AM    link Joe C. | Greenville, 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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9. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 11:34 AM    link Carmine B. | Lawrenceville, 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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11. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 11:28 AM    link Charles L. | Gainesville, 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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13. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 10:40 AM    link Dennis M. | Largo, 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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15. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 10:37 AM    link Chris B. | Ipswich, MA

    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. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 10:27 AM    link Gordon M. | Norfolk, 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.
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19. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 9:51 AM    link willis s. | Punta Gorda, 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.
    Report Offensive Content

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21. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 9:45 AM    link Gary S. | Vale, 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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23. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 9:44 AM    link Dink B. | Graniteville, 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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25. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 8:32 AM    link DAWN J. | IRONDALE, 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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27. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 7:54 AM    link Kenneth L. | Des Moines, 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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29. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 7:50 AM    link Caroline C. | Deltona, 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.
    
    More importantly we are a family that boats, not only do we enjoy instilling the value & beauty of nature onto our daughter we have extended family that join us for weekend's on Florida's waterways. Monthly we bring generations of our family together to take part in activities that will only make our children more appreciative of preserving nature and acting on True EPA concerns that may effect their generation. In today's society and concrete jungles that are part of our everyday life it is difficult to nurture a true love & appreciation for nature, boating allows us to do this!
    
    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. Fri., Jun. 29, 2007 1:21 AM    link David C. | Point Roberts, 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, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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33. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 10:54 PM    link Karen H. | Woodland Hills, 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.
    Report Offensive Content

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35. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 8:53 PM    link juan s. | Astatula, 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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37. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 8:52 PM    link juan s. | Astatula, 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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39. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 7:04 PM    link Larry G. | Ruskin, 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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41. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:39 PM    link Joe B. | Frisco, 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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43. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:24 PM    link Scott L. | Virginia Beach, 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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45. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 5:48 PM    link John F. | Loudon, 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.
    Report Offensive Content

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47. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 5:38 PM    link Nancy M. | Easton, 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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49. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 4:58 PM    link Jon J. | Duluth, 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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51. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 3:54 PM    link Patrick M. | Miamisburg, 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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53. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 3:00 PM    link Robin B. | Maysville, 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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55. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 2:51 PM    link Barton H. | 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.
    
    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. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 2:50 PM    link Bill B. | Maysville, 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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59. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 1:33 PM    link Aaron D. | Wylie, 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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61. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 1:21 PM    link Larry M. | Westlake Village, CA

    Re: Recreational Boating Act 2007
    
    In September, 2006, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a 34-year-old exemption for recreational boats from an EPA regulation intended to stop ballast water discharge from ocean-going freighters and tankers in U.S. waters.
    
    If a higher court or the U.S. Congress does not act, 18 million boats will be required to have special EPA permits that could cost $800 or more
    
    I can understand commercial shipping being required to have a permit for handlindling the proper discharge of ballast water.
    
    What doesn't make sense is also requiring recreational boaters to have the same permit. The type of vessel we boaters enjoy are so small and only used a few vacation days a year for family recreation. How can this equate to the daily use of gigantic commercial vessels?
    
    While a commercial freight and tanker company can afford these industrial permits, why punish working and middle class Americans by including them with shipping companies?
    
    How many recreational boats would it take to equal the size and capacity of just one Exxon Valdez?
    
    Please let common sense prevail and don't punish family boaters. I urge you to review and reinstate the original exemption that kept a perspective on the difference between commercial shipping interests versus the recreational boater.
    
    Thank You,
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63. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 1:18 PM    link Jacob R. | Mt Pleasant, 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.
    
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65. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 12:57 PM    link Ryan K. | vancouver, 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, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
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67. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 12:42 PM    link Michael A. | Derry, NH

    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 keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time.
    
    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. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 12:08 PM    link Robert F B. | Vernon, 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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71. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 10:43 AM    link Ryan F. | Weston, 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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73. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 10:41 AM    link Richard C. | Woodbridge, 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.”
    
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75. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 10:00 AM    link eric w. | Boca Raton, 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.”
    
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77. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 9:53 AM    link Steve M. | Wake Forest, 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.”
    
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79. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 9:32 AM    link Daniel R. | Kansas 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.”
    
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81. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 9:31 AM    link Jeremy C. | Waterloo, 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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83. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 9:06 AM    link Frank Bruce L. | Morro Bay, 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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85. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 8:57 AM    link Craig C. | Thousand Oaks, 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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87. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 8:56 AM    link George R. | Summit, 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.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
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89. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 8:47 AM    link Deborah U. | Green Cove Springs, FL

    Florida is a boater's paradise. With costly EPA regulations being implemented, boaters in Florida will no longer have the pleasure of enjoying the outdoor lifestyle that most Floridians know.
    
    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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91. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 8:38 AM    link Bret D. | Ft Wright, KY

    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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93. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 8:27 AM    link Ruth G. | Platte 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.”
    
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95. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 8:20 AM    link Walter L. | Fountain Valley, 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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97. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 7:57 AM    link Douglas M. | Braidwood, 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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99. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:53 AM    link Neal J. | Satellite Beach, 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.”
    
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101. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:48 AM    link Hendrik P. | Rexford, 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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103. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:37 AM    link glenn m. | stuart, 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.”
     
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105. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:34 AM    link Don P. | Waterbury, 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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107. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:28 AM    link James H. | Helotes, 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.”
     
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109. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:28 AM    link James H. | Carol Stream, 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. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:24 AM    link James H. | Carol Stream, 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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113. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 6:13 AM    link Deborah M. | Canton, 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.”
     
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115. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 5:22 AM    link Robert h. | South Vienna, 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.”
     
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117. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 5:20 AM    link Robert h. | South Vienna, 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.”
     
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119. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 5:20 AM    link Robert h. | South Vienna, 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.”
     
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121. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 5:19 AM    link Robert h. | South Vienna, 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.
     
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123. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 5:19 AM    link Robert h. | South Vienna, 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.”
     
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125. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 5:18 AM    link Robert h. | South Vienna, 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.”
     
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127. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 4:15 AM    link Steve C. | Surprise, AZ

     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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129. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 3:20 AM    link PATRICIA FRENCL F. | Westchester, IL

     THE Clean Water Act IS ONLY GOING TO PLACE MONEY INTO WEALTHY HANDS, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS ACT SHOULD PASS. MOST BOATERS ARE HARD WORKING AND ARE NOT RICH. WE NEED A LITTLE WEEKEND GETAWAY FROM THE STRESSES AT WORK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. WITH GASOLINE PRICES THE WAY THEY ARE WITH ANOTHER COST LIKE AN 800.00 DOLLAR PERMIT (LUXURY TAX) MOST BOATERS WILL SELL THEIR BOATS, AND THOUSANDS WILL LOSE JOBS THAT WORK IN THE BOAT FIELD.
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131. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 12:47 AM    link Sara G. | Fairfield, 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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133. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 12:44 AM    link Anthony G. | Fairfield, 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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135. Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 12:03 AM    link William G. | Crystal Lake, 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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137. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:56 PM    link John G. | Killeen, 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.”
     
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139. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 10:43 PM    link edWIN s. | Destin, 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.”
     
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141. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:52 PM    link Joe A. | Sammamish, 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, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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143. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:23 PM    link TOM H. | GUNTERSVILLE, 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.”
     
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145. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:06 PM    link Travis P. | Vinton, 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.”
     
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147. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 9:03 PM    link Darrell W. | Huntsville, 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.
     
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149. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:57 PM    link Greg F. | Clinton, 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.”
     
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151. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:53 PM    link Christian F. | Daytona Beach, 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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153. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:53 PM    link D. P. | Chesapeake, 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, stop many people from purchasing new or used boats, force many current boat owners to sell or default on loans, and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners and their families from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights. Boating is one activity which bring entire families together with all participating in the adventure of the day, weekend or extended cruising.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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155. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:52 PM    link Christian F. | Daytona Beach, 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.”
     
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157. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:47 PM    link D. P. | Chesapeake, 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.
     
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159. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:31 PM    link Malon W. | Bay Point, 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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161. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:22 PM    link Ronald J. | Phoenix, AZ

     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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163. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 8:08 PM    link charles s. | Snow Hill, 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.
     
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165. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:58 PM    link Guy F. | Angier, NC

     North Carolina needs you to 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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167. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:58 PM    link DICK B. | WILMINGTON, DE

     Gentlemen, As a boater of average means, I implore you to understand the implications of this pending legislation and support the millions of boaters and their families that are responsible citizens. As you are aware, the vast majority of boaters are not "Yachtsmen" but your neighbors who operate small, inexpensive boats for their family's pleasure. If this legislation does pass, it will save the hobbies of millions and the jobs of hundreds of thousands in the boating and related industries. 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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169. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:54 PM    link Stan S. | Shreveport, LA

     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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171. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:39 PM    link william m. | lake luzerne, 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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173. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:33 PM    link Ken H. | Wharton, 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.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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175. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:32 PM    link Duane M. | Holts Summit, 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.”
     
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177. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 7:15 PM    link Martin C. | Streetsboro, 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.
     
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179. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 6:51 PM    link Lynette L. | London, KY

     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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181. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 6:50 PM    link Rikard H. | Elkton, MD

     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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183. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 6:40 PM    link Greg Y. | Walnut Grove, 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.
     
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185. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 6:34 PM    link Todd C. | Castleton, 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.
     
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187. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 6:25 PM    link Larry G. | Decatur, 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.
     
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189. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 6:19 PM    link Michael S. | North Las Vegas, 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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191. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 6:08 PM    link Michael L. | Seabrook, 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.
     Report Offensive Content

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193. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 6:03 PM    link Jon W. | Plymouth, MA

     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. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 5:59 PM    link Christopher W. | Gilbert, 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.
     Report Offensive Content

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197. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 5:47 PM    link John H. T. | Boothwyn, 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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199. Wed., Jun. 27, 2007 5:39 PM    link Fred G. | 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.
     Report Offensive Content

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