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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fall is Boat Registration Renewal Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Boaters with registration decals that expire on 12/31/2013 will soon be getting their courtesy registration renewal notice in the
mail. The Marine Board is mailing approximately 90,000 notices on November 1. <br>
“Renewing online is quick and easy and there’s zero processing fee,” said Melinda Harrison, Registration Assistant Manager for the Marine Board. Each renewal notice has the boat owner’s registration number (OR number) and a PIN. “All they need
to do is go to the Marine Board’s website at </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.boatoregon.com/">www.boatoregon.com</a><span style="color:black">, click on the registration decal image or “click here to renew online”
link, and enter the renewal notice information.” The online system is secure and the Marine Board does not retain any credit card data. Boaters who let their registration lapse last season (decals that expired 12/31/12) can still renew online if they have
their PIN. “If they’ve lost their PIN, call our office at 503-378-8587 and we can help,” Harrison added.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> “Another advantage to renewing online is that boaters can print out a temporary permit right away, and immediately get out on the
water,” said Harrison. Decals are mailed within 5-7 business days. “The electronic process provides a great turnaround-time for boaters, and it’s much more cost-effective for the agency.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> The notices include the $5 surcharge for the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program that was passed by the 2009 legislature.
The fee is an additional charge to the boat registration, which has not increased. Registration fees are $3 per foot, rounded up, based on the length of the vessel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Boaters can also renew their registrations at the Marine Board Office in Salem, by mail or through 79 registration agents statewide.
A list, as well as an interactive map of Marine Board registration agents can be found at
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/BoatReg/pages/whereregister.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/BoatReg/pages/whereregister.aspx</a><span style="color:black">, where you can get the agent phone number
and driving directions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The Oregon State Marine Board is funded by user fees and federal grants. The revenue generated from the fees goes back to boaters
in the form of boating facility improvements, marine law enforcement services and education and outreach. To learn more about the Marine Board’s revenue and expenditures, visit
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/pages/admin/program.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/pages/admin/program.aspx</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">To renew online, visit
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://apps.oregon.gov/ecommerce/osmb/Renewal.aspx">https://apps.oregon.gov/ecommerce/osmb/Renewal.aspx</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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