Recreational boating fee!?

Recreational boaters on teh Great Lakes?
 
Or all inland waterways?
 
The article doesn't say.

After all the money you pay to register your boat with the fish and boat commish and fill it up....then use it your already bending over...now this....
 
Yep this sux.....

Obviously we aren't bringing foreign invasive species from anywhere out of the country which is the bottom line. I don't think it will ever pass either because of that and the humungus effect, and even lawsuits, that would become of it. Just like homeland security... the big wigs always have to use a situation to invade or privacy and take our money. But the tree huggers never give up so who knows.
 
I will say that even though it's too late to stop the VHS virus and zebra mussels, I think they should do something about foreign ships dumping ballast water into any U.S. waters. Can't beleive they let it happen in the first place. BUT... I don't think just taking their money to allow them te keep doing it is the solution. Dump it offshore.... any pay anyway for the damage already done and the risk that still exists from contamintaed hulls and such. My 2 cents.... o.k. 4

i have not read it all but some dumb assss in congress who does not have a boat wants a fee on all boats who have a head fees of 200 bucks have a dirrect link but will not post unless its ok ed by modd contact your congressman this is a fee like the old lake erie boating fee in the 80s just horse chit we get bent over every time we get gas on the water or put plates on the boat and trailer this fee will go on every boat if it can have a head even if its a porta pot hell even a bucket i think coast guard bugs us enough let alone if my head is installed

boat us has a big write up on it as well as many other orgs
just another congressman trying to distasct you from what he is doing its that snake trick wave the left had catch it with the right these guys have to rember we do vote but its like this once in congress its like your the pope you die in congress never heard any more about the bad checks they wrote uncle sam that is taxpayers picked up the tab that is all my fuel tanks need to go from 500 to fill up to 1000 that is in one year will work for gas mmmm and a snak

http://www.boattest.com/Resources/view_news.aspx?NewsID=960
 
Bill has passed committees in both the House and Senate I believe, has bipartisan support, but hasn't been voted on yet.
 

Email sent.  What would the fee be used for, hiring people to see if boaters have paid the fee? 

What's next.Ya get the feeling the govts. sucking every penny out of us any way they can.Can't afford gas anyways, another reasn to sell the boat and work more overtime.

canoes and kayaks are not exempt

Here's a link to contact your congressman about this: http://www.boatblue.org/takeaction.aspx