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OK, lets try again......... The issue of those discharge permits mat not be settled yet! The Bills WERE approved in May 2008, but only by their respective COMMITTEES, not the full House and Senate. See below message: Rod Johnson, "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21, #285 The following is forwarded for information and dissemination in the event anyone wants to take action as a tax payer and recreational boater. Received from BoatTest.Com magazine. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, (R-AK) has stopped the Clean Boating Act of 2008 cold. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) is the senior senator from Alaska and the two usually work together. She has put the interests of a few big commercial fishing companies above those of Alaska's 51,000 boaters. Last Thursday night, June 26th, Sen. Bill Nelson on the floor of the U.S. Senate requested “unanimous consent” on S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008 (aka, EPA Permit Relief Bill) and it was about to pass, thus sparing 17 million Americans from the onerous, new EPA Regs when…one, lone Senator objected. But that was all it took to stop the bill cold in its tracks on its way to enactment. With just 18 congressional “working” days left before the Sept. 30th deadline (see article below explaining this), Sen. Lisa Murkowski has chosen to try to advance the interests of commercial fishing vessel owners above the interests of 51,000 Alaskan recreational boat owners – to say nothing of the 17 million American boat owners in the other 49 states. One Last Try for Sanity What can you do about Sen. Murkowski’s blockage of S. 2766? Our sources on the Hill recommend that you do two things: 1) Contact Sen. Murkowski and urge her to drop her obstruction of S. 2766 for the good of recreational boaters both in her state and all over America. Ask her to restore “unanimous consent” for S.2766. 2) Contact Sen. Ted Stevens, her Alaskan senatorial colleague, and ask him to urge Sen. Murkowski to stop EPA encroachment on the rights of recreational boaters in Alaska and everywhere in the U.S. Senate office phone and fax numbers: Sen. Lisa Murkowski – Phone: 202-224-6665 Fax: 202-224-5301 E-mail link: http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactMe.EMailLi sa (Even though she may not be your senator, she is impacting your boating pleasure and expense. She needs to know that.) Sen. Ted Stevens – Phone: 202-224-3004 Fax: 202-224-2354 E-mail link: http://www.stevens.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSe natorStevens (Note: Disregard Stevens' request that out-of-state people not write him – he needs to hear from boaters all over the country.) Sweepstakes!!! Enter for your chance to WIN one of hundreds of daily prizes. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/JKFkuJi7UnnRthsQb2ujDYKJ35KdgzKkFTfEtwk5H5pHf0FdnmZLnY/