[OSMB-News] News Release -Replacement Boater Education Card Fee Increase

[Ashley MASSEY]

For Immediate Release	Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Replacement Boater Education Card Fee Increase
	
Starting January 1, 2007, the cost for replacing a boater education card goes from $5 to $8, due to increasing costs for processing and mailing.  The Oregon State Marine Board recently approved a fee increase for a replacement boater education card at the December 14th meeting in Salem.  

"If boaters have lost their card, had their name changed, or if their card is damaged or stolen, boaters need to order a replacement card," says MariAnn Koloszar, Education Coordinator for the Marine Board.
	
The fee for not carrying a boater education card is $97.  In 2007, boaters who are 60 and younger, operating a boat over 10 hp, need to take a boating safety course and apply for a boater education card.  More than 150,000 Oregonians have their boater education card.
	
For more information about boating safety courses, visit www.boatoregon.com.
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Ashley A. Massey
Public Affairs Specialist
Oregon State Marine Board
503-378-2623
503-378-8587 ext. 82623
ashley.massey at state.or.us