Re: catalina27-talk: News Item.Demitri, Might I suggest that you look at a
calendar. Sometimes, intelligence gets in the way of common sense... ;>)
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Shugarts
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: News Item.
Please check me on this, but I am unable to find a Federal Boating Agency,
and I have gone to the Homeland Security site. As a search term, "federal
boating agency" is a Google-banger. I suggest the possibility of a hoax.
--Demitri
On 4/1/08 11:06 AM, "Sneddon, Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We had similar local regulation up here on GSB, but the speed cut-off was
50 mph, and the donor program specifically excluded the brain or any other part
of the nervous system. Eventually, people realized that any potential for
transfer of genetic material from the "gold chain armada" to the general
population just wasn't worth the risk. In the end, the price of fuel made all
such discussions irrelevant. Happy 4/1!
Keith Sneddon
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Ralph E. Ahseln
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:53 AM
To: *Catalina 27
Subject: catalina27-talk: News Item.
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.....
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