03-18-2009, 03:31 AM
I agree that waders can spread invasive species. So can dogs, birds, fish, etc. That is why we need good science to create a reasonable policy that all responsible parties can agree upon. Hell, most of the fish we enjoy catching in Idaho are introduced, non-native, invasive species. We have found ways to live with, manage, and work around them. We need to find a way to manage any new invasive species. A blanket fee for boaters is misguided and unfair. Boat registration is already astronomical! To pay about the same to register a boat or a truck seems to be an unfair. How many potholes do you see the County filling at your local reservoir? Our State coffers have huge holes in them and money in does not mean money out. Once this fee gets traction we can expect it to increase year after year, unsustainably...
This legislation just popped up this year. Be wary of these people that push these agendas. Since when does a Real Estate Agent (Anderson from the North)push for environmental standards and issues regarding invasive species? He only wants to clean up the water so he can make more money selling waterfront property. If he really cared he would have put some language in the bill explaining where the money would go and how he expected to use the money for the invasive species. But instead he did this:
Look at this: Where do you think the money will end up going???? IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A PURPOSE YET!!!!! WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE!!!!!
From the Spokesman Review:
Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake, gave the only opposing debate in the House, saying, “I know I’m gonna be the skunk in the garden this morning.” Clark objected to the bill’s emergency clause, the fact that the money would go into a fund subject to appropriation rather than a dedicated fund, and the idea of leaving details to rule-making. He noted that the bill itself just collects the fee; it doesn’t set up wash stations at boat ramps or even mention the invasive mussels.
WE ARE BEING SCAMMED!!!!!!
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This legislation just popped up this year. Be wary of these people that push these agendas. Since when does a Real Estate Agent (Anderson from the North)push for environmental standards and issues regarding invasive species? He only wants to clean up the water so he can make more money selling waterfront property. If he really cared he would have put some language in the bill explaining where the money would go and how he expected to use the money for the invasive species. But instead he did this:
Look at this: Where do you think the money will end up going???? IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A PURPOSE YET!!!!! WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE!!!!!
From the Spokesman Review:
Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake, gave the only opposing debate in the House, saying, “I know I’m gonna be the skunk in the garden this morning.” Clark objected to the bill’s emergency clause, the fact that the money would go into a fund subject to appropriation rather than a dedicated fund, and the idea of leaving details to rule-making. He noted that the bill itself just collects the fee; it doesn’t set up wash stations at boat ramps or even mention the invasive mussels.
WE ARE BEING SCAMMED!!!!!!
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