U.S. House Considering Bill Detrimental to OHV Riding

[Nick_Ninja]

U.S. House Considering Bill Detrimental to OHV Riding
Protect 24 million acres from OHV restrictions
(http://capwiz.com/amacycle/utr/1/MZBQKJDHEJ/FVTUKJDHYU/3244497396)


Take Action! (http://capwiz.com/amacycle/utr/1/MZBQKJDHEJ/FVTUKJDHYU/3244497396)
Contact your Representative to Oppose H.R. 980!

The Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has scheduled a hearing on May 5 to consider H.R. 980, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA). This legislation was introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). It will designate 24 million acres as Wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. This Wilderness designation will make the land off-limits to off-highway riders.

With the Wilderness bill (Omnibus Public Land Management Act) recently signed into law, that prohibited off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on over 2 million acres, this Congress now feels emboldened to continue pressing for passage of even more Wilderness bills that would take away additional OHV trails enjoyed responsibly by your friends and family.

We need your help to stop H.R. 980 in its tracks. The fastest way to reach your Representative is to call them. You can find contact information for your elected officials by entering your zip code on AmericanMotorcyclist.com, clicking on "Rights," then "Issues and Legislation." Additionally, a prewritten e-mail is available for you to send to your Representative immediately by following the "Take Action" option and entering your information.

To find a list of members serving on the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, please click here (http://capwiz.com/amacycle/utr/1/MZBQKJDHEJ/DKCSKJDHYV/3244497396).

We must remain vigilant. If this bill were signed into law, the effect on the OHV community would be devastating for generations. Please contact your Representative right away and urge them to oppose H.R. 980.

[dm_gsxr]

I just did some searching on HR 980 and found a bill from 2007 regarding Employee-Employer safety. I also searched on "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" and again found links from 2007.

Do you have a link to the Act I can read?

Carl

[The Black Knight]

I just did some searching on HR 980 and found a bill from 2007 regarding Employee-Employer safety. I also searched on "Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act" and again found links from 2007.

Do you have a link to the Act I can read?

Carl

I think this is what you're looking for:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-980

Overview

Sponsor:
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400251)show cosponsors (71) (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:DHTML_ToggleVisible%28%27cosponsors%27,%20%27 dhtmlbuttonMonoElementm0m1m0m1m0m1m0m0m0m9m3m0m%27 ,%20%27hide%20cosponsors%27,%20%27show%20cosponsor s%20%2871%29%27%29)
Cosponsors [as of 2009-04-18]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400290)
Rep. Edward Markey [D-MA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400253)
Del. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400041)
Del. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400128)
Del. Donna Christensen [D-VI] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400073)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400227)
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400289)
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400618)
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400080)
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400162)
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400209)
Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400102)
Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400282)
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400246)
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400271)
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400129)
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400170)
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400647)
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412215)
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400361)
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400124)
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400003)
Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400423)
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412189)
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412290)
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400152)
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400216)
Rep. James McDermott [D-WA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400262)
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400249)
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400312)
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400387)
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400331)
Rep. André Carson [D-IN] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412258)
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400230)
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400048)
Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400442)
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400308)
Rep. Melissa Bean [D-IL] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400631)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400103)
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400259)
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400237)
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400013)
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400422)
Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412204)
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400426)
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400178)
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400378)
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412232)
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400360)
Rep. José Serrano [D-NY] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400366)
Rep. William Clay [D-MO] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400074)
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400638)
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412200)
Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400193)
Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400009)
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412186)
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400371)
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400185)
Rep. James Moran [D-VA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400283)
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400090)
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400042)
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=412219)
Rep. David Scott [D-GA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400363)
Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400025)
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400163)
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400114)
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400062)
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400425)
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D-TX] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400179)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400639)
Rep. George Miller [D-CA] (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400278)
Cosponsorship information sometimes is out of date. Why? (http://www.govtrack.us/faq.xpd#cosponsors)

Text:
Full Text (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-980)Status:
http://www.govtrack.us/media/checkmark.gifIntroducedFeb 11, 2009
http://www.govtrack.us/media/checkmark.gifReferred to CommitteeView Committee Assignments (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-980&tab=committees)
http://www.govtrack.us/media/box.gifReported by Committee(pending)
http://www.govtrack.us/media/box.gifVoted on in House(pending)
http://www.govtrack.us/media/box.gifVoted on in Senate(pending)
http://www.govtrack.us/media/box.gifSigned by President(pending)
This bill is in the first step in the legislative process.
Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Apr 18, 2009 5:33PM]

Last Action:
Feb 20, 2009: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.Related:
See the Related Legislation (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-980&tab=related) page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.

[YZFRydn]

I'm getting sick of the tree huggers and Congress

[Speedwagon]

If my eyes serve me correctly, only TWO co-sponsors are from a state that that would effect.

[Devaclis]

Ninja, I have a 8:30 video of you riding dirt on your street bike. Proving once again, it is not just those who ride dirtbikes and jeeps who enjoy the freedom to leave the paved road :)