News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2002
Personal Watercraft Industry Association Sets the Facts Straight:
PWIA Reaction to Court Ruling Regarding Personal Watercraft Use in National Parks
Contact:
Elinore Boeke, 202-721-1621
Beau Phillips, 202-289-5900
The following statement may be attributed to Monita Fontaine,
Executive Director of the Personal Watercraft Industry Association.
“We are disappointed. e were always aware that the burden of
proof for a preliminary injunction is very high. We remain
steadfast in our belief that none of these bans should go forward
because there is no rational basis to single out personal watercraft
for banning in public parks that allow motorized boating. The
science just isn’t there.
“We will continue to seek to lift these bans, encouraging
scientific studies to be conducted in the parks, so that all
concerned parties learn that today’s personal watercraft are
indeed cleaner, quieter and safer, and that they should not
be discriminated against where other motorized boats are allowed."
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