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Marine Patrol describes shrinking seasonal force, maintenance responsibilities and funding sources
Summary
Marine Patrol briefed the Transportation Committee on duties ranging from accident investigation and boating education to maintenance of nearly 3,000 navigation aids; officials said seasonal staffing has fallen from about 65–85 to 21 and described the unit’s Navigation Safety Fund and U.S. Coast Guard grant support.
Captain Tim Dunleavy, program specialist with Marine Patrol, told the Transportation Committee that Marine Patrol’s statutory responsibilities include enforcing boating laws on public waters (ponds 10 acres or larger), investigating freshwater drownings, providing boating education and maintaining aids to navigation.
Dunleavy said Marine Patrol maintains “just a little under 3,000, aids to navigation” (buoys, lights, danger signs and bridge navigation lights) and maintains 66 patrol vessels and…
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