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Originally Posted by MathGeek
You were asking/asserting about "any state" (your words) not just Texas. I've never fished in Tx, so I have no direct knowledge, but I have fished in Colorado and many southern states so I was able to speak about their additional launch fees.
By advocating the increase of saltwater license fees for LA residents by 136%, but giving non-residents a pass on fee increases, CCA (a TX dominated organization) is clearly shifting more of the burden to LA residents and protecting Texans from paying their fair share. Texans may be paying CCA lobbyists, but at least they can't vote in Louisiana.
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There are very few places on the east side of the state that dont have launch fees, that is because it is a business and you are launching on private property. They pay to maintain the launch. The west side of the state has as nice a public launch and facilities as I have ever seen. I am guessing this is thanks to casino and industry money. I've never launched a boat in Colorado, but in any other place I have launched a boat, fresh or salt, they collect fees to pay for the maintenance of the launch and surrounding area.
So youre saying you want to charge people from out of state more, and make them pay a launch fee when residents dont? who will collect this fee? Will the money generated from this fee be able to pay their salary? Lets discourage people from out of state from coming over, buying gas, eating at restaurants, buying fishing tackle, etc...