On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 3:46 PM, Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote: > At the end of the 2009 Oregon legislative session, that august body > passed a bill which included raising the admission fee for Oregon State > Parks from $3 to $5. Washington rescinded it's "day use" fee for state parks. They discovered that no one was using them because of the fee. Oregon is likely to discover the same thing. It also requires a $5 permit for any manually > propelled craft over 10 feet. The owner of a "quiver" of canoes, kayaks, > rafts, etc. over 10 feet would need a single permit. An owner of multiple > power boats would need to pay the fee for each boat, in addition to the > existing powerboat license(s). The additional money collected would > ostensibly be used to battle invasive species. There was no public input. It's not surprising with the various legislatures looking for money everywhere but in general tax increases. Turns out, apparently, that lowering taxes is not the answer to everything we had been told for the past 30 years. Not that anyone wants to admit that. I wonder what a Washington kayak paddler will be required to do if caught on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. About 30 years ago Oregon raised camping fees for non-Oregon residents. I didn't camp in Oregon (or buy anything in Oregon) for 25 years or so. I heard, however, that they pulled that rule back when Idaho passed an increase in camping fees applicable ONLY to Oregon residents camping in Idaho. LOL. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 13 2009 - 21:16:20 PDT
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