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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release Date: Friday, April 12, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0in">Boat Registration Reminders Being Mailed<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> The Oregon State Marine Board is mailing approximately 34,000 registration renewal notices on April 15 to boaters whose registration expired on December
31, 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> Registration costs a flat, $3 per foot, rounded to the highest foot and is valid for two calendar years. A $5 surcharge is added to the registration
fee that goes into a dedicated fund for Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention and pays for inspection stations, decontamination equipment, inspectors, and education and outreach materials.
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Boaters can <a href="http://apps.oregon.egov.com/ecommerce/osmb/Renewal.aspx">renew online</a>, by mail, or by visiting the Marine Board office, 435 Commercial Street NE, in Salem. Registration decals take between 10-14 days to receive in the mail.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This season, the Marine Board is partnering with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to promote summer angling opportunities by including
an information card with the renewal notices. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Marine Board is funded entirely by motorized boat registrations, motorboat fuel tax and receives federal funding to support services to boaters.
Eighty-six cents of every dollar are returned to boaters in the form of law enforcement services, boat ramps, restrooms (floating and landside), parking, boarding floats, and boating safety classes and information.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> For more information on boating in Oregon and how to register, visit
<a href="http://www.boatoregon.com">www.boatoregon.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ashley A. Massey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">503-378-2623<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="mailto:Ashley.massey@state.or.us">Ashley.massey@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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