It Takes a Village – Working to Eliminate a 250% Increase in Boating Fees in California

(Trade Only Today) – A proposed 250% increase in recreational vessel registration fees has been eliminated by a coalition of boating groups working together. The group noted that while California boaters pay $107 million each year in fuel taxes, only $15 million is allocated to the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund for programs and services such as boater education and operator certification, safety and enforcement, boating facilities, removal of abandoned and derelict vessels and efforts to combat aquatic invasive species. Read More