NEWS ITEM... Just released, April 1 2008, Washington DC.
A committee of the Federal Boating Agency (F.B.A.), a department of Homeland Security, has released the following rules change for Boating in U.S. Inland Waters. "Rules and Regulations regarding use of the Inland Marine waters of the United States .......Section 42 , Addendum; Para 19, 20, and 21." " All owner/operators of motorized marine vessels capable of speeds in excess of 10 knots, are hereby notified, That beginning January 1, 2010, ALL owner/operators of vessels fitting the said category must carry on their persons, A DONOR card. Said Donor card being an indication of permission to Harvest Human Body Parts for Transplant into other humans and/or to be used in Medical and/or Scientific research, The possession of a Donor card will be a required part of the yearly Registration and Operation of vessels on Waters of the United States of America. All states and possessions will comply. Each state WILL have the responsibility for policing and implementation. " When questioned why this requirement was put into law, the Chairperson of the Commission replied. " We of the commission decided that since power boaters are more likely to cause or be involved in life threatening accidents, and, furthermore since.. they cause a great many of lethal accidents, they OUGHT to be required to supply THEIR useful body parts to make up for some of the losses. Perhaps supplying needed transplants to those they may have injured.." Some states responded immediately to the new Rule. Most were supportive. However some states, like Florida, responded that they would have to take a vote on the issue. "After all, " one state representative was heard to say.. " Most of our citizens are power boat owners. It will cause a great deal of confusion amongst the old folks". The Oregon Marine Board commissioners , in Salem Oregon, were quoted as saying " We're going to put together a Study Committee on the subject. However, we have done a similar study in the past and found that most of the Power Boaters in Oregon , Are unlikely to yield parts that would be useful as transplant items. Our study showed that the power boater of Oregon are more likely to have damaged any useful Donor Organ with excessive use of alcohol. But we in Oregon will keep a close watch on results." Canadian Marine Environment officials were quick to reply by saying that they would send a copy of the new U.S. National policy to the Federal Government in Ottawa. They went on further to suggest that sending the example to Ottawa, the Federal Government would take some 15 to 20 years before forming a commission to act upon any Rules change in the country. END ITEM.....
