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 ³gold chain armada² to the general
> population just wasn¹t worth the risk. In the end, the price of fuel made all
> such discussions irrelevant. Happy 4/1!
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>
> 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.
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> NEWS ITEM...
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> Just released, April 1 2008, Washington DC.
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> 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.
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> "Rules and Regulations regarding use of the Inland Marine waters of the United
> States .......Section 42 , Addendum; Para 19, 20, and 21."
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> " 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.
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> 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.
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> All states and possessions will comply. Each state WILL have the
> responsibility for policing and implementation. "
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> 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.."
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> END ITEM.....
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