We need help from states with Democrat Senators! Snowmobilers need to contact them and ask them to support the provision in the House Interior Approps Sub-committee dealing with snowmobiling:
o Wolverine Research.—The Committee strongly supports the research conducted on interactions between wolverines and winter recreation use and expects the Forest Service to continue to fund robust research on this issue with resources provided under the Forest and Rangeland Research program.
· Forest Management Plans: continues a provision renewing expired forest management plans
o New Wilderness Directives-- prohibits the use of funds to implement new wilderness directives under the planning rule. These directives would greatly expand the areas to be considered wilderness and do not comply with the 1964 Wilderness Act.
SEC. 454. OVER-SNOW VEHICLE USE.—
2. a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding Executive Order 11644 (37 Fed Reg. 2877 and 42 Fed. Reg. 26959, relating to use of off-road vehicles on public lands), for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture may amend the regulations in part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, or issue new regulations, to allow the Chief of the Forest Service to determine whether, to what extent, and in what manner, regulation of the use of over-snow vehicles on National Forest System land is necessary.
3. (b) OVER-SNOW VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘over-snow vehicle’’ has the meaning given such term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation
We especially need calls sent to Senator Tester and Baucus asking them to support the provisions—lots of calls.
o Wolverine Research.—The Committee strongly supports the research conducted on interactions between wolverines and winter recreation use and expects the Forest Service to continue to fund robust research on this issue with resources provided under the Forest and Rangeland Research program.
· Forest Management Plans: continues a provision renewing expired forest management plans
o New Wilderness Directives-- prohibits the use of funds to implement new wilderness directives under the planning rule. These directives would greatly expand the areas to be considered wilderness and do not comply with the 1964 Wilderness Act.
SEC. 454. OVER-SNOW VEHICLE USE.—
2. a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding Executive Order 11644 (37 Fed Reg. 2877 and 42 Fed. Reg. 26959, relating to use of off-road vehicles on public lands), for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture may amend the regulations in part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, or issue new regulations, to allow the Chief of the Forest Service to determine whether, to what extent, and in what manner, regulation of the use of over-snow vehicles on National Forest System land is necessary.
3. (b) OVER-SNOW VEHICLE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘over-snow vehicle’’ has the meaning given such term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation
We especially need calls sent to Senator Tester and Baucus asking them to support the provisions—lots of calls.
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