Inappropriate Permit for Recreational Boaters
WWW.BOATBLUE.ORG is the Web site of The National Marine Manufactures Association (NMMA) which claims to be the “nation’s largest recreational marine industry trade association, representing over 1,600 boat builders, engine manufacturers, and marine accessory manufacturers”. Recently the Web site alerted the boating public to a recent court ruling that would require all recreational boats to get permits (re: pollution being dumped from commercial ship ballast water) by September, 2008—despite the fact that 99% of recreational boats do not have ballast tanks. The U.S. Senate has responded with S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008 which, however, still needs to pass and requires letters to your senators. You can read more about this both on www.boatblue.org and on bremertonyachtclub.org/bycNews08.html#alert2 where you find the corresponding alert coming from the Recreational Boating Association of Washington.
