2023 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 50
BY SENATOR HENSGENS
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To designate May 20 through 26, 2023, as Safe Boating Week in Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the United States has over 13 million boats, and 314,000 of those boats
are 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, approximately seventy-five percent of our state's fatalities on the water
are due to drowning; 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, unknowledgeable 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, one precaution, wearing a life jacket, could save the lives of eighty
percent of those who fall into the water unexpectedly; and
WHEREAS, boating knowledge and skills are important in reducing human error and
improving judgment; and
WHEREAS, if people are aware of the risks they are more likely to take the
precautionary measures to protect themselves, their friends, family, and others, which is why
we must spread the message of boating safety education in our state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
proclaim May 20 through 26, 2023 as Safe Boating Week in the state of Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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