S.B. 249 OHV Division Reauthorization Legislation
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Haters:
http://www.teslapark.org
https://www.facebook.com/SaveTeslaPark
There is no such thing as "Tesla Park".
This just posted on the Hater BookFace page:
Actually, incorporation of the 3000+ acres of the expansion area (incorrectly called "Tesla Park") will preserve the area and habitat. The single track trails will be similar to hiking trails. Carnegie SVRA is evolving into a nature preserve supported by the OHV community.
Actually, incorporation of the 3000+ acres of the expansion area (incorrectly called "Tesla Park") will preserve the area and habitat. The single track trails will be similar to hiking trails. Carnegie SVRA is evolving into a nature preserve supported by the OHV community.
The final version here...
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/...+Secured+By+Passage+of+Bipartisan+Legislation
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/...+Secured+By+Passage+of+Bipartisan+Legislation
Hater site says:
"Friends drops support for SB 249
Posted on September 5, 2017
Based on recent amendments to SB 249 in the Assembly, Friends of Tesla Park determined that on balance we could not longer support of the bill.
Our work to Save Tesla Park continues undeterred through our litigation challenging the the EIR and General Plan and continued advocacy with policy makers, including through the purchase opportunity presented by the Altamont Landfill Open Space Committee."
I find it ironic that Celeste is using the landfill folk to save our SVRA from alleged harm. Landfills are so friendly.
"Friends drops support for SB 249
Posted on September 5, 2017
Based on recent amendments to SB 249 in the Assembly, Friends of Tesla Park determined that on balance we could not longer support of the bill.
Our work to Save Tesla Park continues undeterred through our litigation challenging the the EIR and General Plan and continued advocacy with policy makers, including through the purchase opportunity presented by the Altamont Landfill Open Space Committee."
I find it ironic that Celeste is using the landfill folk to save our SVRA from alleged harm. Landfills are so friendly.
SB 249 was modified enough that it is good for the OHV community.
And Governor Brown just signed it! Thank you all for making you voices heard.
http://www.corva.org/GOVERNOR-BROWN-JUST-SIGNED-SB-249-bill-package
And Governor Brown just signed it! Thank you all for making you voices heard.
http://www.corva.org/GOVERNOR-BROWN-JUST-SIGNED-SB-249-bill-package
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Nucking Futs
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Yay!
Op-Ed
Dec. 28, 2017
By Don Amador
*Permission to reprint or repost is hereby given. Photos of Don Amador avail. by request
2017 - CA OHVers CHART THEIR OWN DESTINY
Reflecting back on the hard fought “SB249” victory including tough negotiations which - at the 11th hour of the legislative session – produced an amended bill to basically reauthorize the current CA OHV program and give it permanent status by removing the sunset clause, I am reminded that our success was actually the result of a two-year process where State Park leadership started to substantively engage with the OHV community in November, 2015.
The genesis of that early engagement was the Park Transformation Process. Agency leadership actively sought input from OHV enthusiasts, club leaders, professional consultants, and partners such as the Forest Service and BLM. Often that input was gleaned from large turnouts by OHV enthusiasts at various transformation public meetings.
That information and feedback helped State Park leadership better understand how the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division and its team of knowledgeable, professional and dedicated scientists, administrators, engineers, trail specialists, law enforcement, and planners manage a holistic and sustainable motorized recreation program that is often cited as a national model.
During the SB249 effort, OHV enthusiasts responded en masse to various legislative alerts to send letters, emails, or make phone calls to their elected representatives in Sacramento. OHV user engagement was largely responsible for making “Save the OHV Program” the number one political issue in the Capitol Building.
Based on my 28 years of OHV advocacy working on legislation, land-use campaigns, commissions, resource advisory councils, etc., I have listed the key tenets in the order of the role they had in turning SB249 around and ensuring that the OHMVR Division and its skillsets were not lost in the transformation process.
One – Having an engaged State Park leadership team (with support from the Governor) over the last 2 years that networked with OHV enthusiasts, partners, consultants, and lobbyists.
Two – Having grassroots activists, clubs, and individual OHVers send in comments and make phone calls when asked - may be the most important key as they made “OHV Recreation” the number issue noted by legislators and their staff in Sacramento over the last 12 months.
Three - Having a professional OHV team of consultants, OHV commissioners, lobbyists, and grassroots leaders that embraced the challenge and utilized user engagement to champion our OHV program before legislators, conservation leaders, media, and the administration.
2017 shows that active participation by local OHV clubs and individuals is a critical element in the land-use equation. 2018 will require similar dedication by the OHV community to ensure the park transformation process honors its commitment to keeping the OHMVR Division intact and to address a myriad of other local, state, and federal recreation planning processes, legislation, and legal challenges.
2017 proves that now more than ever, you are in charge of your own OHV destiny.
# # #
Don Amador writes from his office in Oakley, California on OHV recreation and land-use issues. Don has 28 years of experience in OHV-related recreation management and advocacy. Don is President of Quiet Warrior Racing, his recreation consulting business. Don is a contractor to the BlueRibbon Coalition/Sharetrails.org where he serves as their Western Representative. Don was a 2016 inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Don may be reached by email at: damador@cwo.com
Dec. 28, 2017
By Don Amador
*Permission to reprint or repost is hereby given. Photos of Don Amador avail. by request
2017 - CA OHVers CHART THEIR OWN DESTINY
Reflecting back on the hard fought “SB249” victory including tough negotiations which - at the 11th hour of the legislative session – produced an amended bill to basically reauthorize the current CA OHV program and give it permanent status by removing the sunset clause, I am reminded that our success was actually the result of a two-year process where State Park leadership started to substantively engage with the OHV community in November, 2015.
The genesis of that early engagement was the Park Transformation Process. Agency leadership actively sought input from OHV enthusiasts, club leaders, professional consultants, and partners such as the Forest Service and BLM. Often that input was gleaned from large turnouts by OHV enthusiasts at various transformation public meetings.
That information and feedback helped State Park leadership better understand how the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division and its team of knowledgeable, professional and dedicated scientists, administrators, engineers, trail specialists, law enforcement, and planners manage a holistic and sustainable motorized recreation program that is often cited as a national model.
During the SB249 effort, OHV enthusiasts responded en masse to various legislative alerts to send letters, emails, or make phone calls to their elected representatives in Sacramento. OHV user engagement was largely responsible for making “Save the OHV Program” the number one political issue in the Capitol Building.
Based on my 28 years of OHV advocacy working on legislation, land-use campaigns, commissions, resource advisory councils, etc., I have listed the key tenets in the order of the role they had in turning SB249 around and ensuring that the OHMVR Division and its skillsets were not lost in the transformation process.
One – Having an engaged State Park leadership team (with support from the Governor) over the last 2 years that networked with OHV enthusiasts, partners, consultants, and lobbyists.
Two – Having grassroots activists, clubs, and individual OHVers send in comments and make phone calls when asked - may be the most important key as they made “OHV Recreation” the number issue noted by legislators and their staff in Sacramento over the last 12 months.
Three - Having a professional OHV team of consultants, OHV commissioners, lobbyists, and grassroots leaders that embraced the challenge and utilized user engagement to champion our OHV program before legislators, conservation leaders, media, and the administration.
2017 shows that active participation by local OHV clubs and individuals is a critical element in the land-use equation. 2018 will require similar dedication by the OHV community to ensure the park transformation process honors its commitment to keeping the OHMVR Division intact and to address a myriad of other local, state, and federal recreation planning processes, legislation, and legal challenges.
2017 proves that now more than ever, you are in charge of your own OHV destiny.
# # #
Don Amador writes from his office in Oakley, California on OHV recreation and land-use issues. Don has 28 years of experience in OHV-related recreation management and advocacy. Don is President of Quiet Warrior Racing, his recreation consulting business. Don is a contractor to the BlueRibbon Coalition/Sharetrails.org where he serves as their Western Representative. Don was a 2016 inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. Don may be reached by email at: damador@cwo.com
bikewanker
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Thank you Butch for keeping us on the BARF up to date:thumbup.
And Budman for making this forum the asset it is.
And to Don Amador and CORVA and all those organizations that you guys deal with!
:ride
And Budman for making this forum the asset it is.
And to Don Amador and CORVA and all those organizations that you guys deal with!
:ride