{"id":1284,"date":"2024-02-07T14:29:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T19:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2024-02-14T08:26:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T13:26:51","slug":"the-ends-in-sight-possible-lcar-vote-on-final-rule-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/?p=1284","title":{"rendered":"The End\u2019s in Sight \u2014 Possible LCAR Vote on Final Rule Thursday\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules\u2019 (LCAR)&nbsp;second (and presumably final) meeting on the Agency of Natural Resources\u2019 (ANR) Final Wake Boat Rule is scheduled for Thursday, February 8, at 8:00&nbsp;AM. LCAR\u2019s sole task at this point is to hold public hearings to determine whether the ANR has correctly followed the legislatively established petition process in establishing its final wake boat management rule. You may view the agenda for this second meeting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.vermont.gov\/committee\/agenda\/2024\/6140\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;To livestream that&nbsp;meeting, click&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@VTLegJointCommittees\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LCAR\u2019s first meeting regarding this rule was held on February 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;To view the video of last week\u2019s LCAR meeting, click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=86Tjkz-2lGY\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Responsible Wakes for Vermont Wakes (RWVL) provided testimony at that meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;You may also be interested to read&nbsp;<em>VT Digger&#8217;s<\/em>&nbsp;Government &amp; Politics follow-up piece&nbsp;entitled,&nbsp;\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2024\/02\/02\/final-reading-lawmakers-review-proposed-wake-boat-rules\/\"><em>Final Reading: Lawmakers review proposed wake boat rules.<\/em><\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In supporting the ANR\u2019s weak rule, RWVL has requested that two concerns be addressed in its Final Rule. First, we have asked that the ANR clarify that when there are conflicts between uses, it resolves those conflicts by giving deference to \u201cnormal uses\u201d as defined in Section 5.6 of the Use of Public Waters rules \u201c<em>as any lawful use . . . that occurred on a regular, frequent and consistent basis prior to January 1, 1993<\/em>.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;Second, we have asked that the definition of \u201cwake boat\u201d in ANR\u2019s rule be broadened to include additional technologies and designs to enhance wakes currently in use or to be developed in the future by the boating industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though RWVL supports adoption of the ANR rule, our work is not done.&nbsp;&nbsp;We pledge to continue to do all we can to protect and preserve Vermont\u2019s lakes and ponds from the adverse impacts of wake boats and wake sports by supporting individual lake petitions, by monitoring wake boat use under the ANR\u2019s new rule, and by seeking legislation to secure equitable protection for all of Vermont\u2019s lakes and ponds.&nbsp;&nbsp;<s><\/s><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you in advance for your continued support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules\u2019 (LCAR)&nbsp;second (and presumably final) meeting on the Agency of Natural Resources\u2019 (ANR) Final Wake Boat Rule is scheduled for Thursday, February 8, at 8:00&nbsp;AM. LCAR\u2019s sole task at this point is to hold public hearings to determine whether the ANR has correctly followed the legislatively established petition process in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1284"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1307,"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1284\/revisions\/1307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/responsiblewakes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}