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| Off Road Businesses Urged to Oppose S.22 |
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| Wednesday, 11 February 2009 18:02 | |||
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THE OFF-ROAD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (ORBA) URGES THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO OPPOSE S. 22, AN OMNIBUS BILL THAT WILL MAKE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE (OHV) USE ILLEGAL ON OVER 2 MILLION ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND BAKERSFIELD, CA (February 10, 2009) S. 22, an omnibus public lands bill approved by the Senate January 15, 2009 has now moved to the House of Representatives. This bill would designate over 2 million acres of public lands as wilderness, the most restrictive land use designation available. All forms of motorized and mechanized recreation are prohibited in wilderness areas. In a time when our economy is seeing a dramatic slow down it makes no sense to eliminate one of the few income makers in some of the rural communities effected by this bill, OHV recreation. A recent addition to this bill is the codification of the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS). The NLCS would, in our opinion, create an additional and undue level of bureaucracy for the national system of public lands. ORBA urges its members and anyone who enjoys motorized recreation on public lands to contact their representative and ask them to oppose S.22. If you are not sure who your U.S. Representative is go to the following link to find out. https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml #### ORBA is a national trade association composed of off-road related businesses united to promote common goals that support the prosperity and growth of the off-road industry. 
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