Heating up on new fees

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by mr crab

Also points 2-4 are true of any state? Whats your point?

Not completely. On many Colorado waters, you need to pay a fee and get an inspection to put your boat in the water. There is one booth to pay the fee before you get to the boat ramp and then a second booth where you pay the fee. During the off season and after hours when the booths are closed, the boat ramp is gated off and it's a crime to put your boat in the water. I've also been to a number of lakes in southern states that required paying an additional fee to put a boat in the water (usually $4-$10 each day).

I've never seen or heard of a governmental entity in Louisiana charging a fee to access the water, though private ramps (like Hebert's and Spicer's) reasonably do charge a fee. A number of places in Florida do have access fees for public waters, with the fee scale depending on one's residency status.