Skip,
Are you saying that when provisions are struck through, as in your link, that means they are proposing to leave those in? I thought that meant they were proposing to eliminate them. Please go through the bill and explain one by one what each addition and deletion is intended to do to make boats quieter.
Anyway, these questions have to be researched and resolved conclusively. Don't you (of all people) agree? I don't know that these changes will allow louder boats, but am not goign to buy that they won't just because you and Woodsy say so. Insulting and saying it is "nonsensical" to question whether
an increase in the noise limit by a factor of four is going to result in louder boats is not the way to approach this important issue. We all want quieter boats, no?
I just have to be skeptical as soon as I see that the Marine Trades Association is promoting this bill. They were the very reason that our existing law was so badly weakened in the first place and has been completely unenforceable. Why would they have suddenly done a complete and voluntary reversal and decided they want tougher restrictions on themselves?
And since when has our MP been in favor of having
additional tools to work with? Aren't
additional ways to catch offenders just more of a burden on their limited staff?
And won't we need signs? Where is the funding for that?