Recreational Boating Association Of Washington

Lobby state legislators on issues and pending laws relating to boaters.

The lake union water safety initiative (named mindthezone by rbaw) is funded by the wa state legislature to address concerns of increasing conflicts between seaplanes, recreational vessels and paddle craft. Rbaw receives grants for staffing, advertising and promotional material to make lake goers aware of the seaplane advisory buoys and what to do when they flash.

The free mobile pumpout program is funded by three year federal grants via the clean vessel act and administered by washington state parks. The grants support free mobile pump out capabilities and supports our goal of increasing availability throughout west puget sound. The amount for this program is 46,869.