spring 2025 key Boating issue update

March 18, 2025

• Copper-based Anti-fouling Surfaces

• E15 Threat to Boat Engines

• Marine Flares - Extended Producer Responsibility

• Inventory of Abandoned Vessels

• Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta Conveyance

• State Division of Boating & Waterways Deficit

• Boat Slip Rates

• Outdoor Recreation for all [30x30]

Summer 2024 boater brief

July 3, 2024

• State Budget & Boating

• Copper in Marina del Rey

• Marine Flares

• Vessel Speed Reductions

• Expanded Polystyrene Buoys and Docks

• Floating Home Marinas

• Delta Conveyance Project

Spring 2024 Key Issue Update

March 12 ,2024

• Deficit in the Boater Fund

• Marine Flares - Extended Producer Responsibility

• Outdoor Recreation for All [30x30]

• Expanded Polystyrene Buoys, Docks, Piers and Floating Devices

• Offshore Wind Energy

• Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta

fall 2023 boater brief

October 7, 2023

• No 300% Boat Registration Fee Increase - for now

• Other Key Issues - Boater Funds & Speed Limits

• Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta

• Offshore Wind Energy

Spring 2023 boater brief

May 5, 2023

• RBOC Directors Lobby in Sacramento

• Boater Fees and Taxes - State Parks & Division of Boating and Waterways Budget

• Beach Erosion & Replenishment, Shoreline Erosion Control

• Abandoned and Derelict Commercial Vessels

• Boating and the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta

• Offshore Windfarms

• Outdoor Recreation & Preservation of Water

• Vessel Speed Limits Off the Coast

KeY issue overview

March 15, 2023

• Boater Fees and Taxes - State Parks & Division of Boating and Waterways Budget

• Beach Erosion & Replenishment, Shoreline Erosion Control

• Abandoned and Derelict Commercial Vessels

• Boating and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

• Offshore Windfarms

• Outdoor Recreation & Preservation of Water

Fall 2022 Boater brief

October 17, 2022

• RBOC Advocating for the Best Use of Boater Taxes & Fees

• Governor Vetoes New Program for Abandoned and Derelict Commercial Vessels

• Governor Signs Legislation Exempting Lifeguard Rescue Vessels from Speed Limits

• Boating and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

• RBOC Supports City of Newport Beach Dredging Application

• Outdoor Recreation & Preservation of Water

SUmmer 2022 boater brief

July 18, 2022

• Advocating for the Best Use of Boater Taxes & Fees

• PFAS in Vessels

• Abandoned and Derelict Commercial Vessels

• Outdoor Recreation and Preservation of Water

• Vessel Waste Discharges

• Delta

• Floating Home Rent Control

Summer 2021 Legislative Update - Boater Brief

August 23, 2021

• 250% Boat Registration Fee Increase - Prevented for Now

• Governor Signs Fix-it Ticket Legislation

• Sport Fishing Licenses

• 30x30 and Navigable Waterways

• Privacy Act Accommodations for Warranties and Recalls

Re-opening protocol - Special boater brief

September 3, 2020

RBOC encourages all boaters, boating organizations and yacht clubs to share these common sense guidelines with their friends, family and members.

Summer 2020 boater brief

August 26, 2020

Current Issues:

• Update - Boating Legislation and Regulations

• Call-to-Action - Preserve Ability of Boaters to Navigate Through Proposed Kelp Beds

• Threat to Boater Access - On Hold

• RBOC Urges Science in Plans Impacting Copper-Based Anti-Fouling Paints

• RBOC Requests Boating Input into Fund Deficiency Plans

• RBOC Supports BCDC Reform

• RBOC Opposing Delta Conveyance Project

RBOC & BoatUS Boater Town Hall

April 30, Town Hall Presentations and Recordings

Spring 2020 Boater Brief

April 15, 2020

2020 Issues

• Boat Fuel Tax Dollars

• Boat Registration Fees

• Infrastructure Programs

• State Fishing Licenses

• Recreation Office

• BCDC

• For-Hire Operator License

• Fix-It Tickets

• Boat Restrictions

• Delta Tunnel

• Copper

Fall 2019 Boater Brief

September 16, 2019

2019 Legislation

• Definition of Boat Operator

• Vessel Impoundment - BUI

• Boater Rights Aboard Their Vessels

• 12-Month Fishing License

• California Boating and Fishing Week

• Office of Sustainable Outdoor Recreation

State Government

• State Parks Reorganization Plan

• Boater Fund Dedicated to Boater Programs

Regional and Local Issues

• Copper-Based Antifouling Paints

• Boating and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

• Regulatory Overreach [BCDC]

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Summer 2018 boater brief

June 4, 2018

• Office of Sustainable Outdoor Recreation

• Smoking Ban on State Beaches and in State Parks

• Vessels Involved in Crimes

• Cleanup of Abandoned Commercial Vessels in the Delta

• Invasive Species

• Operating Under the Influence

• Tax on Services

• Elimination of Judicial Review [Twin Tunnels]

• Join our Cause - Become a Friend of RBOC

End-of-Year Update - December 2017

December 1, 2017

• State Parks Transition Plan

• 2nd Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

• Copper-based Bottom Paint

• Delta “WaterFix” Tunnel Project

• Vessel Operator Certification

• Boating Under the Influence

• Enhancement of Emergency Blue Lights

• Invasive Aquatic Species

• Gas and Diesel Fuel Tax Increase

• Smoking in State Parks, on Beaches

• Chemicals in Vessel Waste Facilities

• Join our Cause – Become a Friend of RBOC

Fall 2017 boater brief

September 22, 2017

• Drinking Alcoholic Beverages while Operating Vessels

• Elimination of Mortgage Interest Deduction on Second Homes

• Vessels Eligible to Use Distinctive Blue Lights

• Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Tax Increase

• Court-ordered Impoundment of Vessels

• Ban on Smoking in State Parks or on Beaches

• Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Fee

• Ban on Nonbiodegradable Toxic Chemicals for Vessel Waste Facilities

• $3.5 Billion Parks Bond

• Delta Water Contractor Costs - Benefits, Delta Plan, Policy

• Local Emergencies - Harbor Improvement Districts

Summer 2017 Boater Brief

May 26, 2017

• RBOC Working to Preserve Second Home Mortgate Interest Deduction

• RBOC Supporting Bill to Strengthen Coordination on Hyacinth Control Efforts

• Copper-based Anti-fouling Paints

• RBOC Supporting Blue Lights for Public Safety Vessels

• Boating Under the Influence

• BoatUS Urges Action to Fix America's Broken Ethanol Policy

• New State Fuel Tax Increase - what it means for boaters

• Join our Cause - Become a Friend of RBOC

Winter 2017 boater brief

February 23, 2017

• 50 Years of Fighting for California Boaters' Rights

• Boater Fuel Taxes Should be Used Exclusively for Boating Programs and Services

• Copper-based Anti-Fouling Paints

• Boating Under the Influence

• Invasive Species

• Take Action Today to Protect Your Boat

• Become a Friend of RBOC

Special edition boater brief

July 11, 2016

• Boating Under the Influence - Clarifications on the Way

• Vessel Operator Certification - Coming Soon

Summer 2016 Boater brief

July 11, 2016

• Get Informed and Take Action - Sign Up Today at rboc.org

• How Far Can Your Boat Go on Corn?

• Boater Funds for Commercial Vessel Cleanup

• Anti-fouling Paints

• Invasive Species

• Support RBOC

Key issue overview

RBOC Legislative Day - March 30, 2016

• Key Boating Facts

• Who We Are - RBOC

• Vessel Operator Certification

• Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund [AWAF] - AB 2092 [Frazier]

• Boating Under the Influence - AB 1829 [Levine]

• Non-Native Aquatic Species

• Barriers to Navigation

• Renewable Fuel Standard - Federal Legislation

Issue Brief - USEPA Approval of BLM

March 30, 2016

USEPA approval needed of the Biotic Ligand Model [BLM] for the marine environment

Government affairs update

PICYA Fall Management Conference - October 17, 2015

Key legislation update

Key Legislation Update - September 15, 2015

Legislation Enacted into Law:

• AB 539 [Levine] - Boating under the Influence

• AB 638 [Frazier] - Personal Flotation Devices

• AB 746 [Ting] - San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority

• SCR 68 [Galgiani] - Invasive Species

• AB 93 [Weber] & SB 97 [Senate Budget & Fiscal Review] - State Budget

Legislation on the Governor's Desk:

• AB 1323 [Frazier] - Marine Debris

• AB 692 [Quirk] - Low-Carbon Fuels

• AB 896 [Wagner] - Search and Rescue Costs

• AB 1032 [Salas] - Diesel Tax Reimbursements

• AB 1531 [Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials] - Safe Drinking Water Act

• SB 204 [Pavley] - State Parks

• SB 399 [Hall] - Los Angeles Tide and Submerged Lands

Special Session Legislation - Transportation & Infrastructure Funding:

• SBx1 1, 4, and 5 [Beall] - Transportation and Infrastructure Funding

• ABx1 8 [Chiu] - Transportation and Infrastructure Funding

• SBx1 7 [Allen] - Transportation and Infrastructure Funding

• ABx1 1 [Alejo] - Transportation and Infrastructure Funding

Special Session Legislation - Health Care Financing:

• ABx2 18 [Bonnilla] - Cocktail Tax

Legislation Not Moving Forward This Year:

• AJR 15 [Grove] - Renewable Fuels

• SB 687 [Allen] - Renewable Fuels

• SB 223 [Galgiani] - Invasive Aquatic Plants

• AB 501 [Levine] - Delta Research

• SB 772 [Stone] - Judicial Review of Bay Delta Conservation Plan

• AB 1201 [Salas] - Delta Nonnative Species

• AB 1035 [Linder] - Alcoholic Beverages and Nonprofits

• SB 321 [Beall] - Motor Vehicle Fuel Taxes

• SCA 7 [Huff] - Fuel Tax Revenues

• AB 1442 [O'Donnell] - Gasahol

• SB 559 [Block] - Imperal Beach Lifeguards

• SB 143 [Stone] - Diamond Valley Reservoir - Recreational Use

• SB 317 [De León] - Parks Bond

Boater Brief

Boater Brief - Issue Overview May 18, 2015

• AB 638 [Frazier] - Personal Flotation Devices

• SB 223 [Galgiani] - Invasive Aquatic Plants Oversight

• AB 1323 [Frazier] - Marine Debris

• AB 549 [Levine] - State Parks Revenue Generation

• SB 433 [Berryhill] - Motor Vehicle Fuel Taxes

• SB 477 [Leyva] - Floating Homes Property Tax Postponement

• AB 896 [Wagner] - County Search and Rescue Costs

• SB 687 [Allen] - Renewable Gas Standard

• SB 772 [Stone] - Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Boater Brief - Issue Overview March 25, 2015

• Key Boating Facts

• Who We Are - RBOC

• Vessel Operator Certification

• Personal Flotation Devices [PFDs]

• Marine Debris

• Non-Native Aquatic Species

• Barriers to Navigation

• Copper-based Anti-fouling Surfaces

• Renewable Fuel Standard - Federal Legislation

• Boating Under the Influence

• Sample Letter to USEPA Regarding Biotic Ligand Model [BLM]

Fall 2014 Boater Brief

• State Water Board Approves Marina Del Rey Copper TMDL with Assurances

• RBOC Submits Comments on Delta Plan, Stressing Boating Impacts and Urging Mitigation

• Legislation Revising Penalties for Minor Violations Enacted

Fall 2014 Special Edition Boater Brief

• Governor Signs RBOC-supported SB 941 on Vessel Operator Certification

Spring 2014 Boater Brief

• RBOC Supporting Boater Rights to Use Copper-Based Paints

• RBOC Supporting Legislation to Phase-In Boat Operator Certification

Winter 2014 Boater Brief

• Regional Water Boards Address Copper

• Legislation to Phase-In Boat Operator Certification

• Support RBOC

Summer 2013 Boater Brief

• SB 427 [Monning] - PFDs

• SB 457 [Monning] - Boating Accidents

• SB 122 [Lieu] - Abandoned Vessels

• Copper Bottom Paint Leach Rate

• Support RBOC

Fall 2012 Boater Brief

• Invasive Species

• State Parks Audit

• Boating and Waterways Commission

• Ethanol (E-10 & E-15)

• Support RBOC