Does anyone know the status of the bill Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) introduced which would give a 20% tax credit for purchasing a boat over 50 feet which is built in the United States? If it passed and is now law do you know if there has there been any reaction by the US boat building industry? Have any of the trawler manufacturers factored this into their programs? What do you think the impact will be on the boats that are produced in Canada and other overseas locations? Thanks, Mike Liberty Call GB 42

At 14:26 12/19/1999 , you wrote: >Does anyone know the status of the bill Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) introduced >which would give a 20% tax credit for purchasing a boat over 50 feet which >is built in the United States? If it passed and is now law do you know if >there has there been any reaction by the US boat building industry? Have any >of the trawler manufacturers factored this into their programs? What do you >think the impact will be on the boats that are produced in Canada and other >overseas locations? Thanks, Mike >Liberty Call >GB 42 You don't really think it has a snowball's chance to pass in this political environment, do you? HR-667 was referred to a sub committee on March 1, 1999, and there it will die. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d106:4:./temp/~bdd9Ox:: ________________________________________________________________ Jack Haring WhoopeeWagen