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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 165
BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMBERT
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To proclaim May 17 through May 23, 2014, as "Safe Boating Week" in Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the United States has over thirteen million boats, and three hundred
twenty-one thousand of those boats can be found on Louisiana waters; and
WHEREAS, the vast majority of boating incidents are caused by human error or poor
judgment and not by the boat, equipment, or environmental factors; and
WHEREAS, seventy-five percent of our state's fatalities on the water are due to
drowning usually by boaters who are not wearing a personal flotation device; and
WHEREAS, a significant number of boaters who lose their lives by drowning each
year would be alive today had they worn their life jackets; and
WHEREAS, while boats are a marvelous source of recreation and enjoyment,
inexperienced and uneducated boat operators are a risk to other boaters when they do not
know or obey the navigation rules of the road, drink alcohol, or take drugs while operating
a boat, or choose not to wear a life jacket; and
WHEREAS, a single precaution, that of wearing a life jacket, could save eighty
percent of the lives of those who fall into the water unexpectedly; and
WHEREAS, boating knowledge and skills are important to the reduction of human
error and improving judgment; if people are aware of a risk, they are more likely to take the
precautionary measures to protect themselves, their friends, family, and others from that risk,
which is why it is important to spread the message of boating safety education in our state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
proclaim May 17 through May 23, 2014, as "Safe Boating Week" in the state of Louisiana. ENROLLEDHCR NO. 165
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE