ROD is out, appeal time is over
There is a lot of good stuff here, stolen from SBR. Thanks Andy, Dirtflea, etc
http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/threads/138067/
On Feb. 11, the California state director of the federal Bureau of Land Management signed the Record of Decision for the Clear Creek Management Area. Though the plan becomes effective immediately, the appeal period began simultaneously. The AMA supports H.R. 1776, the Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act.
Currently, the BLM is limiting vehicle touring to five days a year and pedestrian activity to 12 days a year. The BLM says it may “reassess its decisions on access and vehicle travel in the Serpentine Area of Critical Environmental Concern if significant new information becomes available on human health risks from exposure to airborne asbestos fibers.”
The American Motorcyclist Association supports H.R. 1776, the Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) in May 2013. The bill would reopen the Clear Creek Management Area for recreational use and designate about 21,000 acres of BLM land adjacent to Clear Creek as the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness.
The effect of this bill’s passage would be a significant boost for the economies of local communities and for off-highway vehicle riders across the West.
Please contact your representative right away and urge him or her to support H.R. 1776. Send a prewritten letter by following this link: Take Action, filling out the form at the bottom of the page and clicking the red “submit” button.
Now more than ever, it is crucial that you and your riding friends become members of the AMA to help us protect our riding freedoms. More members mean more clout against the opponents of motorcycling, and your support will help the AMA fight for your rights – on the road, trail, racetrack, and in the halls of government. To join, go to AmericanMotorcyclist.com/membership/join.
If you do send comments to the BLM, please email a copy of your comments to the AMA at
grassroots@ama-cycle.org. Thank you.
Source:
http://ama-d36.org/author/davepickett/
dirtflea, Feb 23, 2014 #1LikeReply
Andy
What exactly does it mean to "Appeal" the CCMA ROD? What happens if I fill out the form located here:
Appeal the Clear Creek ROD
Andy, Feb 23, 2014 #2LikeReply
Brewster
My problem with H.R. 1776 as written is that it puts the management of CCMA into the office of the Secretary of the Interior. Who do you think the Secretary will designate to make the decisions and manage the area? Very strong possibility that it would be the HFO BLM.
H. R. 1776
Sec. 4. Management
(a) In general.—
The Secretary shall manage the Recreation Area to further the purposes described in section 3(a), in accordance with—
(d) Permanent management plan.—
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall create a comprehensive management plan for the Clear Creek Recreation Area that—
(5) may incorporate any appropriate decisions, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with this Act, that are contained in any management or activity plan for the area completed before the date of the enactment of this Act;
And how do you think that the just released ROD would affect a new management plan? With these loopholes in the bill, CCMA could be open for two years of OHV use and then closed again.
HR1776 has potential but needs some changes for OHV use protection and to get the HFO BLM out of the management.
Ride on
Brewster
Brewster
Andy said: ↑
What exactly does it mean to "Appeal" the CCMA ROD? What happens if I fill out the form located here:
Appeal the Clear Creek ROD
At this stage of the process, the appeal is presented to the Interior Board of Land Appeals. The IBLA is not in the management stream of the BLM. I'm not sure of why it has to go through the HFO BLM. Maybe to filter out unqualified appeal submissions?
Ride on
Brewster
CORVA
Andy
Thank you, Bruce.
However would you be so kind as to further explain what this means:
"the appeal is presented to the Interior Board of Land Appeals"
So what does appeal mean? Is it a formal notice that I as a citizen disagree with something? Or is is declaring that I want to take BLM to court?
Andy, Feb 23, 2014 #5LikeReply
Brewster
Andy said: ↑
"the appeal is presented to the Interior Board of Land Appeals"
So what does appeal mean? Is it a formal notice that I as a citizen disagree with something? Or is is declaring that I want to take BLM to court?
It is still part of the appeal process. This may help:
http://www.doi.gov/oha/ibla/index.cfm
Ride on
Brewster
CORVA