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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 33247-33248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13063]



                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 23, 2000 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 7309 of May 18, 2000

                
National Safe Boating Week, 2000

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Living in a country bordered by oceans and blessed with 
                abundant lakes and rivers, Americans have made 
                recreational boating one of our Nation's most popular 
                pastimes. Each year, more than 74 million Americans 
                take to the water with family and friends to relax and 
                enjoy the beauty of the natural world.

                But each year, for too many Americans, boating ends in 
                tragedy. Most boating-related injuries and deaths are 
                the result of human error and poor judgment, caused, 
                for example, by excessive speed, failure to follow safe 
                navigation rules, and drinking or taking drugs while 
                operating watercraft. These injuries could easily be 
                prevented by using common sense and making safety the 
                first priority.

                Boating accidents can occur at any time--whether the 
                water is smooth or turbulent and whether the boater is 
                experienced or a novice. One of the best ways to make a 
                recreational boating experience safe and enjoyable is 
                to ensure that everyone on board always wears a life 
                jacket. To reinforce this lifesaving message, the 
                National Safe Boating Campaign has once again selected 
                the theme ``Boat Smart from the Start! Wear Your Life 
                Jacket!'' for this year's observance. Recreational 
                boating organizations, including the National Safe 
                Boating Council and the National Association of State 
                Boating Law Administrators, as well as the U.S. Coast 
                Guard, other Federal agencies, and State and local 
                governments, are continuing to promote safety through 
                education by emphasizing the importance of wearing life 
                jackets and practicing boating and water safety.

                In recognition of the importance of safe boating 
                practices, the Congress, by joint resolution approved 
                June 4, 1958 (36 U.S.C. 131), as amended, has 
                authorized and requested the President to proclaim 
                annually the 7-day period ending on the last Friday 
                before Memorial Day as ``National Safe Boating Week.''

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 20 
                through May 26, 2000, as National Safe Boating Week. I 
                encourage the governors of the 50 States and the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and officials of other 
                areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 
                to join in observing this occasion and to urge all 
                Americans to use safe boating practices throughout the 
                year.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand, and of the Independence of the United States 
                of America the two hundred and twenty-fourth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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