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05-13-2004, 10:57 PM
Call To Arms -- Help Us Save CalBoating
Our boating advocates in Sacramento all agree that the governor
plans to eliminate the California Department of Boating and
Waterways, and that this process probably will begin soon.
Boat owners and aficionados deserve better than this and we need
to tell the governor so in a letter -- in lots of letters.
Details and a sample letter are contained on our web site at
http://www.californiadelta.org/politics.htm
CalBoating is funded by boaters' gas tax dollars, boat
registration fees, and interest derived from loans for marina
projects, and does not impact California's budget.
Please get your letter on its way today.
S A M P L E L E T T E R
ü Sign and send ASAP by fax to 916-441-3520, by email to rboc@rboc.org, or by mail to RBOC, 925 L Street, Suite 220, Sacramento CA 95814.
May 1, 2004
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
State of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: California Performance Review
Request Not to Eliminate Cal Boating
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
As a recreational boater, I urge you not to eliminate the California Department of Boating and Waterways in the Reorganization Plan that is being developed by The California Performance Review process.
It is critical that this stateÂ’s more than 3 million boating enthusiasts, who support a $17 billion per year boating industry, continue to have the leadership, accountability and dedication that are ensured by a boating department with a Director whose principal focus is boating. Since becoming a department in 1967, DBW has proven to be an effective, efficient and model department.
DBW and its vital, boater-funded programs are critical to:
Safety on the waterways for over 3 million boating enthusiasts.
Environmental protection for the state waterways.
Stimulation of the stateÂ’s economy through loans and grants for boating facility construction.
DBW does not receive monies from the stateÂ’s General Fund. Rather, DBW activities are supported by boater-generated fuel tax dollars, registration fees, federal gas sales tax funds, and interest earned from loans of those funds.
DBW has a vital role in ensuring that CaliforniaÂ’s unique recreational boating environments continue to be supported by a world-renown recreational boating infrastructure. Indeed, DBWÂ’s programs are essential for the state to meet the demand for new and upgraded public-access boating facilities that will total $837 million over the next 16 years.
Recreational boating generates a $17 billion annual economic statewide impact that represents 1.2 % of GDP. Recreational boating also contributes more than $1.6 billion in state and local taxes, represents 284,000 California jobs, and supports more than 8,500 California businesses.
Governor Schwarzenegger, I urge you to ensure that The California Performance Review does not propose any changes in the departmental status, efficient structure, or essential programs of Cal Boating.
Sincerely,
_________________________
[name]
_________________________
[street address]
_________________________
[city \ state \ zip]
Our boating advocates in Sacramento all agree that the governor
plans to eliminate the California Department of Boating and
Waterways, and that this process probably will begin soon.
Boat owners and aficionados deserve better than this and we need
to tell the governor so in a letter -- in lots of letters.
Details and a sample letter are contained on our web site at
http://www.californiadelta.org/politics.htm
CalBoating is funded by boaters' gas tax dollars, boat
registration fees, and interest derived from loans for marina
projects, and does not impact California's budget.
Please get your letter on its way today.
S A M P L E L E T T E R
ü Sign and send ASAP by fax to 916-441-3520, by email to rboc@rboc.org, or by mail to RBOC, 925 L Street, Suite 220, Sacramento CA 95814.
May 1, 2004
The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor
State of California
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: California Performance Review
Request Not to Eliminate Cal Boating
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
As a recreational boater, I urge you not to eliminate the California Department of Boating and Waterways in the Reorganization Plan that is being developed by The California Performance Review process.
It is critical that this stateÂ’s more than 3 million boating enthusiasts, who support a $17 billion per year boating industry, continue to have the leadership, accountability and dedication that are ensured by a boating department with a Director whose principal focus is boating. Since becoming a department in 1967, DBW has proven to be an effective, efficient and model department.
DBW and its vital, boater-funded programs are critical to:
Safety on the waterways for over 3 million boating enthusiasts.
Environmental protection for the state waterways.
Stimulation of the stateÂ’s economy through loans and grants for boating facility construction.
DBW does not receive monies from the stateÂ’s General Fund. Rather, DBW activities are supported by boater-generated fuel tax dollars, registration fees, federal gas sales tax funds, and interest earned from loans of those funds.
DBW has a vital role in ensuring that CaliforniaÂ’s unique recreational boating environments continue to be supported by a world-renown recreational boating infrastructure. Indeed, DBWÂ’s programs are essential for the state to meet the demand for new and upgraded public-access boating facilities that will total $837 million over the next 16 years.
Recreational boating generates a $17 billion annual economic statewide impact that represents 1.2 % of GDP. Recreational boating also contributes more than $1.6 billion in state and local taxes, represents 284,000 California jobs, and supports more than 8,500 California businesses.
Governor Schwarzenegger, I urge you to ensure that The California Performance Review does not propose any changes in the departmental status, efficient structure, or essential programs of Cal Boating.
Sincerely,
_________________________
[name]
_________________________
[street address]
_________________________
[city \ state \ zip]