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Dear Waterside News,
In May, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
(D-ME) introduced H.R. 2548 “Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act
of 2009.” The legislation will create a grant program for states to
use to provide for expansion or improvement of public access.
In order to get this bill passed, we
need your help. Please call your members of Congress and ask them to
support this bill. If enacted the grant program would provide
federal funds to purchase threatened marinas outright, or give a
non-profit group funds to buy development rights to keep a working
boatyard in business. This bill will have direct impacts on the
marina industry and is the best effort to date by government to
recognize and try to solve the problem of private ownership taking
over our waterfront businesses.
The act would authorize $25 million,
$50 million, and $75 million to the states over three successive
years. To be eligible states would have to develop a working
waterfront plan and appoint an advisory committee to oversee the
program. It would also require a 25 percent match to the federal
funds.
You can submit your comments to your
representative online at
www.house.gov.
Just click on the “write your representative” button in the upper
left corner of the site. You can then enter the name of your
representative or your zip code.
For more information concerning this
legislation contact Wendy Larimer, Association of Marina Industries
at
wlarimer@marinaassociation.org.
Thank you for your support,
–
Rosemary Lynch
Executive Director
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association
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