RBOC Directors to Lobby Boating Issues in Sacramento on March 18

Members of RBOC’s voluntary board of directors will be in Sacramento on March 18 to lobby in the State Capitol on the key 2025 issues impacting California boaters.

Members of the RBOC Board of Directors take a pause during the organization’s 2024 Legislative Day in Sacramento.

Legislation has been introduced to assist boaters who have applied low-leach-rate copper-based anti-fouling paints to their boat hulls, to require the manufacturer of pyrotechnic marine flares to create a take-back program for expired flares, to accelerate the state approval of E15 gasoline; to inventory abandoned and derelict vessels in the Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta, and more.

Also top of mind for the meetings and discussions with policy-makers: the structural deficit in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund, the Delta Conveyance, increasing boat slip rates, the Outdoor Recreation for All initiative, and offshore wind energy development.

RBOC Lobbies California Legislators on Key 2024 Issues

Members of the RBOC Board of Directors met with their representatives in the State Legislature on March 12 to advocate the interests of the state’s recreational boaters on proposals ranging from boat fuel taxes and registration fees, outdoor on-the-water opportunities, marine flares, offshore wind energy, and polystyrene buoys, docks, and piers. This action-packed day is a key component of RBOC’s ongoing engagement in the State Capitol.

For RBOC’s Key Issue Update - click here

RBOC Officers and Directors “Hitting the Hill” in Sacramento

RBOC Lobbies State Legislators on 2019 Boating Issues

Recreational Boaters of California [RBOC] held its annual legislative day in Sacramento on February 27, with attendees visiting and advocating on the 2019 state legislation in more than 40 meetings in the offices of Senators and Assembly Members in the State Capitol.

Constituent and issue-specific meetings with state legislators covered an array of policy issues directly impacting boaters including:

  • State Parks Reorganization Plan

  • Boater Funds Dedicated to Boater Programs

  • Regulatory Overreach [BCDC]

  • Copper-based Anti-fouling Paints

  • Boating and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta [California WaterFix]

  • Office of Sustainable Outdoor Recreation – AB 1111 [Friedman]

  • Statutory Definition of Boat Operator – AB 1183 [Ramos]

  • Vessel Impoundment – BUI – SB 393 [Stone]

  • Boater Rights Aboard Their Vessels – AB 1718 [Levine] and SB 8 [Glazer]

  • Chemical Toilet Deodorants – SB 317 [Caballero]

  • 12-Month Fishing Licenses – AB 1227 [Obernolte] and AB 1387 [Wood]

For the Boater Issue Update on these issues: click here

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