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Following are a few news items of interest:
U.S. Interior Department eyeing possible closure of
millions more acres to off-highway riding
Recently revealed documents show that a federal land management agency has been
talking about changing land-use designations on public land that could close from
35 million to 140 million acres to off-highway riding.
In a letter to U.S. Interior
Secretary Ken Salazar dated Aug. 9, Ed Moreland, AMA senior vice president for
government relations, noted that an internal government document indicates the
Interior Department may have "a finely detailed plan to exclude Americans from
accessing public lands despite the bureau's assertion that these documents are
simply the result of 'brainstorming sessions.'"
Groups opposing an ethanol percentage increase in gasoline have
launched a campaign calling for more testing. Environmental and industry groups that
frequently oppose each other on a broad range of policy issues are launching a joint
campaign calling on Congress to require thorough and objective scientific testing before
allowing an increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline.
Raising strong concerns about consumer safety and environmental protection, the groups
have joined forces to sponsor an ad with the tagline "Say NO to untested E15" as part of
an effort to persuade Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency to reject calls by
some in the ethanol industry to allow the amount of ethanol in gasoline to increase by
50 percent. The ads began running on July 22.
Some 36 groups have also signed a letter that went to the majority and minority leaders
of the U.S. Senate urging opposition to any amendment to the coming energy bill that would
authorize the sale of gasoline with more than 10 percent ethanol.
Source and full story: http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/story.asp?id=2157
Lake Havasu City, AZ: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Lake Havasu Field Office recently announced a public open house on August 18, 2010, from
5:00 to 8:00 pm. The open house will be held at the Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation
Department Aquatic Center, to discuss the Havasu Travel Management Plan. The planning area
includes public lands in the Lake Havasu Field Office south of I-40, extending to lands
north of the Bill Williams River.
The open house will also mark the start of the public scoping period for the Havasu Travel
Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. The assessment will evaluate all of the
motorized and non-motorized routes of travel and their affected resources in the current
inventory of existing routes in the study area and will include three transportation route
network alternatives, designating each route as open, limited or closed. Written comments
for consideration during the assessment preparation must be received by the BLM on Friday,
September 17, 2010.
Comments may also be faxed to (928) 505-1208 or emailed to ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov.
Copies of the maps will be available for review online at the Lake Havasu Field Office
website at http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/fo/lake_havasu_field.html or by contacting Myron
McCoy, Outdoor Recreation Planner at the BLM Lake Havasu Field Office.
Sacramento, CA: California lawmakers continue to back EPA label
requirement for riders of new motorcycles. On August 4th, the Assembly Committee on
Appropriations voted 11-5 to approve an amended version of Senate Bill 435, introduced by
Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Oxnard-Los Angeles). This bill would make it illegal to ride a motorcycle
on the road built on, or after, Jan. 1, 2013, that doesn't display a federal Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) label certifying the exhaust system meets sound emissions standards.
The only objective way to determine whether a motorcycle complies with sound laws is for
properly trained personnel to conduct sound level tests using calibrated meters and an
agreed-upon testing procedure.
Springfield, IL: Signed into law on July 27th by Governor Pat Quinn
House Bill 4580, sponsored by Rep. William Black (R-Danville), requires the Secretary of
State to immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver upon
receiving a report of the driver's conviction of any offense against any provision in the
Illinois Vehicle Code, or any local ordinance, regulating the movement of traffic, when that
offense was the proximate cause of the death of any person.
Ride Safe,
Tom Bateman
Coyote38_61@yahoo.com
ABATE of Arizona
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