Recreational Boating Act 2007

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1. Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 11:05 PM    link Richard B. | Wheaton, 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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3. Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 7:02 PM    link johnny e. | ft wayne, IN

   Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
   
   The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
   
   The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
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5. Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 6:50 PM    link Brian M. | Morehead, 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.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
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7. Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 7:45 AM    link Kenneth C. | PHILADELPHIA, PA

   Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
   
   The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
   
   The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
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9. Sat., Jul. 28, 2007 12:58 AM    link Linda S. | Morganfield, 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.”
   
   Thank you for your support of this Act.
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11. Fri., Jul. 27, 2007 8:41 PM    link Richard V H. | Cullman, AL

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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13. Fri., Jul. 27, 2007 8:37 PM    link Keith J. | Lombard, 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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15. Fri., Jul. 27, 2007 2:42 PM    link ANTHONY W. | Brookhaven, 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.WHY SHOULD THE PLEASURE BOATERS PAY FOR OCEAN GOING SHIPS AND VESSELS WHICH MAKE MILLIONS.MAKE THEM PAY ONLY!WHY IS IT THE SMALL MAN ALWAYS FOOTS THE BILL!
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17. Thu., Jul. 26, 2007 12:08 PM    link James K. | Saint Louis, MO

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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19. Thu., Jul. 26, 2007 5:11 AM    link William B. | Indianapolis, IN

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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21. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 7:50 PM    link Brandon B. | Pioneer, 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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23. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 3:34 PM    link Jonathan G. | Lincoln, 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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25. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 3:20 PM    link james a. | Taylor, 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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27. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 2:33 PM    link chris s. | Orland Park, IL

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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29. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 12:54 PM    link Joseph B. | Covington, 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.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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31. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 11:25 AM    link robert e. | jacksonville, 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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33. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 10:52 AM    link Randy B. | Topton, 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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35. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 9:41 AM    link Cynthia H. | Cape Coral, 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. Wed., Jul. 25, 2007 7:47 AM    link Francisco L. | Lambertville, MI

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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39. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 4:09 PM    link Anthony D. | Doylestown, PA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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41. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 3:59 PM    link ralph m. | Chicago, 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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43. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 3:06 PM    link Kevin L. | Rustburg, 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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45. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 12:10 PM    link Henry P. | Kinston, 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.
    Report Offensive Content

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47. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 11:32 AM    link William C. | Tampa, 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.
    
    While I can understand the concern of ballast water bringing foreign species into our waters it would seem that this action is far too sweeping a change. The recreational boating community and related industries have made great strides in recent years in regards to the environmental impact of our sport with newer and "greener" solutions to various water quality problems and the awareness of the effects of our use of the waters is growing. It would seem that this court ruling has not taken into account the great differences in operation between commercial vessels and recreational vessels. We don't use water for ballast and any discharge is already governed by EPA regulations. this is why I am writing to you. Can you please help us?
    
    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. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 11:01 AM    link Tom W. | Costa Mesa, CA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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51. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 10:16 AM    link William S. | Tomball, 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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53. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 8:56 AM    link Kurt S. | Fairfield, CT

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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55. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 8:13 AM    link Ray B. | Palmerton, PA

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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57. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 8:00 AM    link Raymond E. | Elizabethtown, 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.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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59. Tue., Jul. 24, 2007 6:25 AM    link Gerald H. | Cincinnati, OH

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
    Thank you for your support of this Act.
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61. Mon., Jul. 23, 2007 8:32 PM    link DEAN V. | Port Charlotte, 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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63. Mon., Jul. 23, 2007 7:50 PM    link holly b. | Chicago, 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.
    
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65. Mon., Jul. 23, 2007 4:44 PM    link Dennis D. | Media, 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.”
    
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67. Sun., Jul. 22, 2007 5:38 PM    link Todd A. | Princeton, IN

    Dear U.S Senators and Representatives my name is Todd Armstrong and I'm writing to you today to let you know how deeply concerned and angry I am to learn about the exemption for recreational boats being turned downed. I am and have been an avid boater for several years now. To learn about this has brought me to write my concerns to you on how this will effect people and bring many negative consequence's. First, Let me say that many boat engines today are very enviromental friendly. Engine manufactures have drastically reduced EPA emissions and improved fuel economy. Secondly, this will effect many boater that don't have the money to buy one of these new permits that they are suggesting, this inturn will cause people to sell boats or not buy boats at all for the costs that they will have to pay for these permits. How will many people who own smaller boats that don't have the money to even pay for these permits even be able to go fishing or take there grandson fishing in there boat. Let me tell you how-- THEY WON"T BE ABLE TO BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD SUCH A PERMIT. So what will they do. They will sell there boat or just won't use it. I'm not talking about just one person but millions of people who enjoy the fun of boating and fishing that will be taken away from them just because they can not afford this permit. Not to mention how much money the state or federal government will be losing because of the decrease in boats. This will have more negative effects than you can imagine. The lose of income from recreational boaters would be devastating to the budget. I believe this is against are constitution which says that nothing should interfer with are pursuit of happiness, which this would. So I say to you U.S. Senators and Representatives please back this exemption for recreatioal boaters and say yes to the millions of people who want to use there boats to take there familys boating or fishing. Say yes to a six year old boy or girl whose grandparents want to take them fishing beacuse they can afford to because you said yes to the RECREATIONAL BOATERS EXEMPTION.
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69. Sat., Jul. 21, 2007 10:11 PM    link Trena R. | Noblesville, IN

    Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
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71. Fri., Jul. 20, 2007 5:38 PM    link Emil M. | Miramar, 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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73. Thu., Jul. 19, 2007 1:53 PM    link Mike C. | Peterborough, 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 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., Jul. 19, 2007 7:25 AM    link Hector M. A. | Baltimore, 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.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
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77. Wed., Jul. 18, 2007 7:35 AM    link Alfred L. | Byfield, 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.”
    
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79. Mon., Jul. 16, 2007 4:20 PM    link Mike R. | Wind Lake, WI

    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. Sun., Jul. 15, 2007 8:30 AM    link nick m. | LITH, 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. Sat., Jul. 14, 2007 4:00 PM    link Ralph F. | Hermitage, 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.
    
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85. Fri., Jul. 13, 2007 11:58 AM    link SAMUEL R. | KNOXVILLE, 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.”
    
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87. Fri., Jul. 13, 2007 11:08 AM    link CARL C. | HERMITAGE, 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.
    
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89. Fri., Jul. 13, 2007 8:09 AM    link Michael N. | Trumbull, 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.
    
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91. Thu., Jul. 12, 2007 7:01 PM    link August M. | Valrico, 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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93. Thu., Jul. 12, 2007 11:01 AM    link Eleazar E. | Brandon, 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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95. Thu., Jul. 12, 2007 8:50 AM    link robert c. | Ft. Worth, 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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97. Wed., Jul. 11, 2007 5:14 PM    link Ralph M. | Valrico, 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.
    
    There IS a definite difference between commercial vessels and recreational vessels - MOST recreational vessels are well under 30 feet in length. It would be a travesty to impose EPA regulations on such small vessels.
    
    The economy is just starting to gain some steam. The housing market is severely stalled - to impose expensive EPA permit requirements on recreational vessels WILL strongly impact recreational boating use and the MANY industries and workers that depend on the recreational boater for their livelihood. The impact will reverberate throughout the economy. We CANNOT afford yet ANOTHER industry to go down the tubes adversely affecting the economy because of some ill-implemented EPA regulation on recreational vessels.
    
    The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights. As a recreational boater, I ALREADY am faced to pay overly-inflated prices for my boating usage. I am NOT rich and cannot afford yet ANOTHER draconian permit fee.
    
    The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
    
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99. Wed., Jul. 11, 2007 12:06 PM    link Perry P. | Mckinney, 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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101. Wed., Jul. 11, 2007 10:33 AM    link Jeff P. | Idaho Falls, ID

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
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103. Wed., Jul. 11, 2007 9:49 AM    link sean g. | Indianapolis, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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105. Wed., Jul. 11, 2007 9:10 AM    link RoDolphus C. | Bankston, 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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107. Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 10:59 PM    link Matthew H. | Sherman, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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109. Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 6:02 PM    link Robert H. | The Woodlands, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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111. Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 3:30 PM    link Michael I. | fort worth, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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113. Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 9:26 AM    link Kevin H. | Lexington Park, 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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115. Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 9:18 AM    link DAVID H. | CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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117. Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 8:12 AM    link Mark R. | Crawfordsville, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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119. Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 4:57 AM    link Steve S. | Johnson City, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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121. Tue., Jul. 10, 2007 12:22 AM    link Ronnie W. | Garland, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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123. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 9:57 PM    link Doug M. | College Statiom, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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125. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 9:49 PM    link Doug M. | College Statiom, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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127. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 3:35 PM    link Andrew F. | Ballwin, 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.
     
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129. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 3:26 PM    link Jimmy L. | Plano, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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131. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 2:53 PM    link nicolas l. | Mechanicsville, 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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133. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 10:43 AM    link Christian D. | Lansing, 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.
     
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135. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 10:19 AM    link Robert C. | Lemont, 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.
     
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137. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 9:34 AM    link Carl M. | Austin, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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139. Mon., Jul. 9, 2007 9:26 AM    link Timothy C. | Oklahoma City, OK

     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 income the Cities around the lakes will drop to next to nothing. This could and will Bankrupt many cities and towns in Oklahoma. As a boater in Oklahoma and a Tax Payer, I demand you support the Recreational Boating Act 2007.
     
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141. Sun., Jul. 8, 2007 10:53 PM    link Phillip J. | Muskego, WI

     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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143. Sun., Jul. 8, 2007 10:34 PM    link Patrick and Patricia W. | Carbondale, 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.
     
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145. Sun., Jul. 8, 2007 7:37 PM    link Charles Patrick E. | Jackson, 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.
     
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147. Sun., Jul. 8, 2007 4:04 PM    link william n. | Columbus, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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149. Sun., Jul. 8, 2007 3:41 PM    link Garth T. | Round Rock, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits ($800-$2000) 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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151. Sun., Jul. 8, 2007 3:40 PM    link Garth T. | Round Rock, TX

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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153. Sun., Jul. 8, 2007 1:18 PM    link Barry L L. | Allentown, 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.
     
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155. Sat., Jul. 7, 2007 11:51 PM    link Darren B. | El Dorado 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.
     
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157. Sat., Jul. 7, 2007 3:19 PM    link Andrew V. | Canyon Country, 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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159. Sat., Jul. 7, 2007 12:14 PM    link lamar b. | town creek, 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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161. Sat., Jul. 7, 2007 10:46 AM    link mark l. | Lake Zurich, 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.
     
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163. Sat., Jul. 7, 2007 12:56 AM    link Steven J. | Elgin, 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.
     
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165. Fri., Jul. 6, 2007 11:28 AM    link Crystal C. | Montesano, 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.
     
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167. Fri., Jul. 6, 2007 11:23 AM    link Terry C. | Montesano, 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.
     
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169. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 6:10 PM    link Matt A. | Midland Park, NJ

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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171. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 4:52 PM    link Dan P. | 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.
     
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173. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 3:52 PM    link Justin D. | Hope Hull, 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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175. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 2:30 PM    link Nancy S. | Joliet, 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.
     
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177. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 11:49 AM    link Ronald L. | 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.
     
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179. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 11:18 AM    link Daniel H. | Dana 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.
     
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181. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 10:44 AM    link John R. | Smithville, 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.
     
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183. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 8:57 AM    link Jordan N. | Paoli, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
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185. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 8:13 AM    link Dana B. | Fayette, 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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187. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 7:59 AM    link leonard g. | Palm Beach Gardens, 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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189. Thu., Jul. 5, 2007 7:32 AM    link Karen L. | Kings Park, 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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191. Wed., Jul. 4, 2007 10:41 PM    link carl g. | loogootee, IN

     Please support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007” which restores the exemption for pleasure boats to EPA regulations covering commercial shipping’s ballast water discharge in U.S. waters. Unless this 34-year-old EPA exemption – which was thrown out by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals in Sept. 2006 – is reinstated, 18 million recreational boats will be required to have expensive EPA permits by September, 2008.
     
     The cost of these permits will have the effect of stopping the use of most recreational boats and will kill an industry, throwing hundreds of thousands of people out of work, and will keep boat owners from enjoying their leisure time, to say nothing of denying them their property rights.
     
     The EPA, environment groups, NMMA, and all boaters support the “Recreational Boating Act of 2007.”
     
     Thank you for your support of this Act.
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193. Wed., Jul. 4, 2007 9:49 PM    link Victoria Q. | Loogootee, IN

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

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195. Wed., Jul. 4, 2007 11:56 AM    link Timothy R. | 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.
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197. Wed., Jul. 4, 2007 11:10 AM    link Malgorzata L. | Henderson, NV

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

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199. Wed., Jul. 4, 2007 10:59 AM    link Thomas L. | henderson, NV

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

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