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50 Years: The Department of Boating and Waterways, 1957 to 2007
information, especially in smaller, more remote areas.
The department has always been interested in building what boaters
want and providing facilities in the locations where they are needed
most. Some of the most frequently requested facilities from the boating
public has been for more restrooms and boater destination facilities!
Cal Boating planners have answered that request by working with
local, state, and federal agencies to develop needed facilities.
A 2002 boating facilities needs assessment showed that there is a need
for over $800 million for new or improved boating facilities statewide
through 2020. Cal Boating has made great strides since 1957, but there
is still more to accomplish as we head into our next 50 years of service
to the boating community.
2006
Boating law enforcement
financial aid from Cal
Boating to counties is
increased from $8.1
million to $10.6 million
annually.
Cal Boating’s logo is
updated to modernize
and refresh its public
image in anticipation
of its 50th Anniversary
celebration in 2007.
September 11, 2007.
Cal Boating celebrates 50th
Anniversary of California’s
state boating agency!
At the Spalding Tract boat launching
facility on Eagle Lake in Lassen
County,
using boater-generated
dollars, Cal Boating turned this
undeveloped parking area into an
accessible and convenient parking lot.
Sixth Department
Logo, 2007–present
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length, width and slope; access to facility
entrances from the road; access to the water;
parking; and restroom availability. Often,
decisions as to which projects are considered
for funding must factor in whether a facility
can be upgraded and maintained.
Using boater-generated dollars to fund
its waterways access programs makes Cal
Boating one of the few government agencies
that actually builds things for the people
who pay for them. In 2000, the department
conducted a study of data collected from
California boaters to determine where
new and improved facilities were needed
throughout state waterways. Cal Boating
has traditionally taken a proactive role by
contacting boat owners for this kind of
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