RBOC writes a letter to the Fish and Game Commission, urging that additional scoping meetings be held regarding the South Coast’s Marine Protected Areas Draft Environmental Impact Report [DEIR].

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RBOC has sent a letter to gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, urging her to consider including, within her position in support of the Two-Gates Fish Protection Demonstration Program, provisions for the installation, maintenance and operation of boat locks at both proposed locations, without cost or expense to recreational boaters.

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RBOC is urging boaters to oppose the proposal of the California State Water Resources Control Board [SWRCB] to establish a statewide requirement that marinas and clubs with 10 or more slips and moorings obtain a state permit [termed a Coastal Marina Permit] and comply with many new requirements including extensive testing and reporting at a projected annual cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Boaters statewide should be concerned and take action...
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Recreational Boaters of California [RBOC] is a nonprofit governmental advocacy organization that works to protect and enhance the interests of the state’s recreational boaters before the legislative and executive branches of state and local government.

RBOC was formed as a statewide organization in 1968 and from that date forward has continued its commitment to promoting the enjoyment, protection, and responsible use of our waterways.

• Protecting your fuel tax dollars from diversion
• Ensuring more dollars for boating law enforcement
• Supporting education over regulation of boaters
• Promoting legislation to fight growing infestations of invasive
species clogging waterways
• Saving interest deductions on boats as second homes
• Reviewing all proposed legislation that affects
boaters!
• Guiding and supporting local issues affecting your
recreational boating and marina
• Working in partnership with Boat U.S. on national
boating legislation