"Save Cal Boating Enters Critical Phase – Boater Action Needed Right Away
Recreational Boaters of California [RBOC] is calling on all boaters to take action now and:
1. Contact your representatives in the state Senate and Assembly to oppose the Governor's proposal to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways [Cal Boating]
2. Sign-up to participate in one of our upcoming Save Cal Boating Wednesdays, visiting your Senator and Assembly Member in the State Capitol and urging them to oppose the Governor's proposal.
Please realize that by doing this you are NOT voting! You are merely contacting your legislators to tell them what you think about the issue before THEY vote. In this regard, persistent and numerous contacts are very helpful. Get your spouse and your neighbor to let their legislators know how they feel about Cal Boating.
1. Send an Email to Your Representatives
Go to this link that has been set up by the national boater advocacy organization BoatUS, and send your message: http://www.capwiz.com/boatus/issues/alert/?alertid=61274531&type=ML
The Governor has sent to the Legislature a Governor's Reorganization Proposal #2 [GRP #2] to reorganize state government. The elimination of Cal Boating is included in the proposal. It is one of 28 reorganizations contained in the Governor's 274-page proposal: click here for the entire proposal
The Little Hoover Commission [LHC] is reviewing the GRP #2 and will be issuing its recommendation to the Legislature by the end of May. It is our understanding that the LHC recommendation will support the GRP #2 including the elimination of Cal Boating.
A majority of the Senate or Assembly must vote against the proposal by July 3, or it will take effect automatically!
Boaters know that we have all fought several proposals to eliminate Cal Boating. This current proposal is the most serious threat to Cal Boating we have seen. It will take individual legislators standing up in favor of Cal Boating, and that takes enormous efforts by boaters to contact their Senators and Assembly Members.
Fortunately, BoatUS has set up the easy electronic system to enable you to do so: http://www.capwiz.com/boatus/issues/alert/?alertid=61274531&type=ML
Suggested points to email in your personal message:
It is inconceivable to me as a California resident and taxpayer that the California State government would dissolve one of the very few organizations which is well-managed, is paying its own way, and not using any of the General Fund.
I urge and request that you vote responsibly to prevent the travesty of DBW being swept into Parks and Recreation -- which is a transparent attempt to raid the funds reserved for DBW from boater fuel taxes and registration fees.
The dissolution of DBW would constitute another example of gross mismanagement of taxpayer funds by State of California legislators and Executive Branch.
I strongly oppose your proposal to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways [Cal Boating] and re-constitute the department as a division within the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Eliminating Cal Boating has already been soundly rejected four times, when it was proposed by Governor Pete Wilson in 1992 and 1996, and it was proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003 and 2009. The reasons Cal Boating must continue remain just as vital today:
Cal Boating provides accountability, transparency and leadership regarding the collection and use of boater#8208;derived taxes and fees, and the best use of these funds for programs that benefit boating.
Eliminating Cal Boating would not save a single General Fund dollar. The department is funded by boater fuel tax dollars, registration fees, and interest payments on infrastructure loans. Eliminating the department would not help resolve the current budget crisis.
Cal Boating creates jobs through loans and grants of boater funds for boating infrastructure throughout the state that ensures boater access to waterways.
This state's more than 3 million boating enthusiasts must have a department with a Director whose primary focus is boating. Cal Boating has a compact organizational structure and administers boating programs in a timely and non#8208;bureaucratic manner. Its statutory charter is directly boating#8208;related.
While I understand the importance of finding savings during these difficult times, eliminating Cal Boating would not help resolve the state's fiscal problems, and would jeopardize programs and services which the boating community has determined to be essential and is willing to finance.
I urge you to oppose the Governor's proposal to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways [Cal Boating].
2. Participate in a Save Cal Boating Wednesday
Go to www.rboc.org for the invitation and sign-up form to participate in one of our Save Cal Boating Wednesdays starting next Wednesday, May 23.
Boaters are encouraged to come to the State Capitol to lobby your representatives in the State Capitol, urging them to take action against the Governor's proposal.
Just fill in this form and submit it by fax to 916-441-3520 or email to rboc 'AT' rboc.org – enter in the subject line of your email: Save Cal Boating Wednesdays
We will inform your representatives in the Senate and Assembly that you are coming to the Capitol and would like to meet with them, and will request an appointment on your behalf.
Make sure you provide us with your address – we need this to identify your legislator, and they often ask for this information as we schedule the appointment.
We will provide you with the information you need to attend your Save Cal Boating Wednesday.
Thank you for your efforts.
For more information about the proposed elimination of Cal Boating, and the reasons it should continue, visit www.rboc.org
Cleve Hardaker
RBOC President
Recreational Boaters of California [RBOC] is calling on all boaters to take action now and:
1. Contact your representatives in the state Senate and Assembly to oppose the Governor's proposal to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways [Cal Boating]
2. Sign-up to participate in one of our upcoming Save Cal Boating Wednesdays, visiting your Senator and Assembly Member in the State Capitol and urging them to oppose the Governor's proposal.
Please realize that by doing this you are NOT voting! You are merely contacting your legislators to tell them what you think about the issue before THEY vote. In this regard, persistent and numerous contacts are very helpful. Get your spouse and your neighbor to let their legislators know how they feel about Cal Boating.
1. Send an Email to Your Representatives
Go to this link that has been set up by the national boater advocacy organization BoatUS, and send your message: http://www.capwiz.com/boatus/issues/alert/?alertid=61274531&type=ML
The Governor has sent to the Legislature a Governor's Reorganization Proposal #2 [GRP #2] to reorganize state government. The elimination of Cal Boating is included in the proposal. It is one of 28 reorganizations contained in the Governor's 274-page proposal: click here for the entire proposal
The Little Hoover Commission [LHC] is reviewing the GRP #2 and will be issuing its recommendation to the Legislature by the end of May. It is our understanding that the LHC recommendation will support the GRP #2 including the elimination of Cal Boating.
A majority of the Senate or Assembly must vote against the proposal by July 3, or it will take effect automatically!
Boaters know that we have all fought several proposals to eliminate Cal Boating. This current proposal is the most serious threat to Cal Boating we have seen. It will take individual legislators standing up in favor of Cal Boating, and that takes enormous efforts by boaters to contact their Senators and Assembly Members.
Fortunately, BoatUS has set up the easy electronic system to enable you to do so: http://www.capwiz.com/boatus/issues/alert/?alertid=61274531&type=ML
Suggested points to email in your personal message:
It is inconceivable to me as a California resident and taxpayer that the California State government would dissolve one of the very few organizations which is well-managed, is paying its own way, and not using any of the General Fund.
I urge and request that you vote responsibly to prevent the travesty of DBW being swept into Parks and Recreation -- which is a transparent attempt to raid the funds reserved for DBW from boater fuel taxes and registration fees.
The dissolution of DBW would constitute another example of gross mismanagement of taxpayer funds by State of California legislators and Executive Branch.
I strongly oppose your proposal to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways [Cal Boating] and re-constitute the department as a division within the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Eliminating Cal Boating has already been soundly rejected four times, when it was proposed by Governor Pete Wilson in 1992 and 1996, and it was proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003 and 2009. The reasons Cal Boating must continue remain just as vital today:
Cal Boating provides accountability, transparency and leadership regarding the collection and use of boater#8208;derived taxes and fees, and the best use of these funds for programs that benefit boating.
Eliminating Cal Boating would not save a single General Fund dollar. The department is funded by boater fuel tax dollars, registration fees, and interest payments on infrastructure loans. Eliminating the department would not help resolve the current budget crisis.
Cal Boating creates jobs through loans and grants of boater funds for boating infrastructure throughout the state that ensures boater access to waterways.
This state's more than 3 million boating enthusiasts must have a department with a Director whose primary focus is boating. Cal Boating has a compact organizational structure and administers boating programs in a timely and non#8208;bureaucratic manner. Its statutory charter is directly boating#8208;related.
While I understand the importance of finding savings during these difficult times, eliminating Cal Boating would not help resolve the state's fiscal problems, and would jeopardize programs and services which the boating community has determined to be essential and is willing to finance.
I urge you to oppose the Governor's proposal to eliminate the Department of Boating and Waterways [Cal Boating].
2. Participate in a Save Cal Boating Wednesday
Go to www.rboc.org for the invitation and sign-up form to participate in one of our Save Cal Boating Wednesdays starting next Wednesday, May 23.
Boaters are encouraged to come to the State Capitol to lobby your representatives in the State Capitol, urging them to take action against the Governor's proposal.
Just fill in this form and submit it by fax to 916-441-3520 or email to rboc 'AT' rboc.org – enter in the subject line of your email: Save Cal Boating Wednesdays
We will inform your representatives in the Senate and Assembly that you are coming to the Capitol and would like to meet with them, and will request an appointment on your behalf.
Make sure you provide us with your address – we need this to identify your legislator, and they often ask for this information as we schedule the appointment.
We will provide you with the information you need to attend your Save Cal Boating Wednesday.
Thank you for your efforts.
For more information about the proposed elimination of Cal Boating, and the reasons it should continue, visit www.rboc.org
Cleve Hardaker
RBOC President