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The Newsom Administration has proposed passenger boat regulations
that require new engines and technology that is not feasible from a
safety, financial or operational standpoint. The proposed
regulations will likely remove passenger boats made of wood and
fiberglass from service. This would apply to over 80% of all boats!
If boat owners can't afford to spend millions of dollars for new
metal boats --- or you can't or won't pay twice as much for boat
tickets to pay for the new boats, boat owners will be forced out of
business. As boats go out of business, millions of Californians
will be denied access to the open sea and significant economic harm
will come to coastal communities that depend on outdoor tourism.
This is unfair to make regulations not based on sound science.