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From the Recreational Fishing Alliance:
The most recent draft of the bill has been released. Unfortunately, the bill's sponsor, Senator Robert O'Leary (Cape and Islands) has refused to address our concerns. S529 is still so riddled with language that will lead to the establishment of No-Fishing MPAs, that we have no choice but to oppose the bill and seek alternative legislation that addresses real threats such as gravel mining and floating Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities.
The Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture will be voting on S529 next Monday, December 12th. Now is the time to let the members of the Committee know that we are opposed to S529.
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More information at...
http://www.msba.net/main/index.php?option=...d=123&Itemid=39
Best,
Mike Flaherty
MSBA Website Administrator
P.S.
I received this notice late in the day today. I do not have access to the latest draft on the computer I'm using. There have been many drafts but the latest is the one that is up for a vote on the 12th. For more information feel free to call the RFA (even if you're not a member) at 1-888-JOINRFA.
The original version of S529 can be found at...
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/st00/st00529.htm