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Olympia is already off & running on lots of goodies to screw the off road community.
Here's a sample of bills underway:
One good one in the whole bunch: Unknown Companion Bill HB1003 Allowing Off-Road Vehicles on Non Highway Roads (One good bill afterall). This is the one that we tried to get passed last session but the lawmakers couldn't do their jobs so it died before final passage. We need to support this one early and it will help open up more riding for all of us, gives the ATV'ers more roads to ride on too which will hopefully take some pressure off of our trails.
HB 1029 Companion Bill SB 5031 ATV Age & Operator Certificate Basically both bills are the same, one in the house and one in the Senate. If passed, we would ALL be required to posses a safety certificate while riding, or prove that we have at least five years of ATV experience. Also, anyone between ages 12 and 16 would be prohibited from riding any thing over 90cc. Under 12 would be prohibited from riding anything over 70cc. My understanding is that this bill appleis to ATV's but I am NOT sure of that. Either way, if bikes aren't affected now, you can bet they will be soon enough!
SB 5099 Companion Bill Unknown Modifying Motor Vehicle Emission Standards (they want to Kalifornicate us). This may affect the Off-Road Community as well as on road. SB 5099 - DIGEST Provides that, on or before December 31, 2005, the department shall adopt rules, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, to implement the light duty motor vehicle emission standards of the state of California, and shall amend these rules from time to time, in accordance with changes in emission standards in California. These regulations shall be applicable to motor vehicles with a model year 2009 and later.
Provides that, after adoption of rules specified in this act, no vehicle shall be registered in the state for model year 2009 or later unless the vehicle: (1) Is consistent with the vehicle emission standards adopted by the department of ecology; or (2) Has seven thousand five hundred miles or more. Repeals 1991 c 199 s 229 (uncodified).
SB5089 Companion Bill HB 1455 Noise & Property Limits of 600 Ft for riding your ORV on YOUR land! This Bill makes it so you can not ride or operate an ORV with in 600 feet of your property line. It also has ORV vehicles must meet new sound muffling standards to 96db.
Sponsors:
Senators Sheldon, Fraser, Kline
HB 1455 - DIGEST
Limits use on lands zoned as residential within six hundred feet of another property owner's residence, or within six hundred feet of another property owner's barn, stable, penned area, or similar structure or confined area occupied by any livestock, as defined by RCW 16.36.005, in a repetitive manner or on a track for purposes of recreation or practicing for races, jumps, tests, or similar purposes.
Provides that a person who is guilty of violating this provision is subject on the first offense to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars. On each subsequent violation, the person is subject to twice the amount of fine as on the last infraction.
And drum roll please, for the infamous Thurston County:
Misappropriation of NOVA Funds (Senator Frazer)
Current issue that is in planning:
Senator Karen Fraser is a powerful member of the Senate Ways and Mean Committee responsible for crafting the capital budget legislation, the massive bill that handles billions of spending and hundreds of pages of legislative mumbo-jumbo. Ms. Fraser has proposed to the IAC and Thurston County that the State gives $1.6 million dollars of NOVA funds to Thurston County so the county can use that to pay back the $1.6 million they owe the IAC and more specifically, the NOVA account because they closed the Thurston County ORV Park. Some of the NOVA grants they received had clauses that require the county to pay back the money if they failed to keep the place open. Thurston County has refused to pay and the IAC is threatening to sue them. Senator Fraser represents the Thurston County area and also is always against motorized recreation, especially dirtbikes, so this is a natural combination for her.
Another perspective on the Fraser Bill:
$1.6 Million dollars taken from the state ORV fund and given to Thurston Co. so they can close the ORV Park forever! That's what Senator Fraser is proposing so 33,000 kids, who visited there in 2002, can be put on the streets. This is literally stealing from the victim to pay the robber's restitution. See article in today's Olympian for the details: http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20050203/southsound/80927.shtml
She'll tell you they closed the park because of liability and health concerns but she won't tell you that more people die every year in other Thurston Co. parks than in the 25 year history of the ORV park. If this was really a concern she'd be working to end swimming and boating, activities that kill many many more people.
Please call and write Senator Fraser (and your representatives too) right away. Please make sure everyone you know does the same! Below is her address, phone numbers and a link to her senate web page:
Senator Karen Fraser
404 Legislative Building
PO Box 40422
Olympia, WA 98504-0422
Telephone: (360) 786-7642
Fax: (360) 786-1999
http://www1.leg.wa.gov/senate/fraser
Many of you remember Cle Ellum and some of the other areas we used to have. We've got to stop letting these people take away our riding opportunities without a fight! If you don't know who your district representatives are, follow this link and type in your address:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx
You can also respond via phone 1-800-562-6000 is the hotline for the legislature. Just call and they will ask you where you live, and take your opinion and pass it on to your representative and any other rep you specify. This works well.
The web page is
http://www1.leg.wa.gov/legislature
You can do the same thing from there, plus track these bills, see when they will be brought up in Committee, etc.
Here's a sample of bills underway:
One good one in the whole bunch: Unknown Companion Bill HB1003 Allowing Off-Road Vehicles on Non Highway Roads (One good bill afterall). This is the one that we tried to get passed last session but the lawmakers couldn't do their jobs so it died before final passage. We need to support this one early and it will help open up more riding for all of us, gives the ATV'ers more roads to ride on too which will hopefully take some pressure off of our trails.
HB 1029 Companion Bill SB 5031 ATV Age & Operator Certificate Basically both bills are the same, one in the house and one in the Senate. If passed, we would ALL be required to posses a safety certificate while riding, or prove that we have at least five years of ATV experience. Also, anyone between ages 12 and 16 would be prohibited from riding any thing over 90cc. Under 12 would be prohibited from riding anything over 70cc. My understanding is that this bill appleis to ATV's but I am NOT sure of that. Either way, if bikes aren't affected now, you can bet they will be soon enough!
SB 5099 Companion Bill Unknown Modifying Motor Vehicle Emission Standards (they want to Kalifornicate us). This may affect the Off-Road Community as well as on road. SB 5099 - DIGEST Provides that, on or before December 31, 2005, the department shall adopt rules, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, to implement the light duty motor vehicle emission standards of the state of California, and shall amend these rules from time to time, in accordance with changes in emission standards in California. These regulations shall be applicable to motor vehicles with a model year 2009 and later.
Provides that, after adoption of rules specified in this act, no vehicle shall be registered in the state for model year 2009 or later unless the vehicle: (1) Is consistent with the vehicle emission standards adopted by the department of ecology; or (2) Has seven thousand five hundred miles or more. Repeals 1991 c 199 s 229 (uncodified).
SB5089 Companion Bill HB 1455 Noise & Property Limits of 600 Ft for riding your ORV on YOUR land! This Bill makes it so you can not ride or operate an ORV with in 600 feet of your property line. It also has ORV vehicles must meet new sound muffling standards to 96db.
Sponsors:
Senators Sheldon, Fraser, Kline
HB 1455 - DIGEST
Limits use on lands zoned as residential within six hundred feet of another property owner's residence, or within six hundred feet of another property owner's barn, stable, penned area, or similar structure or confined area occupied by any livestock, as defined by RCW 16.36.005, in a repetitive manner or on a track for purposes of recreation or practicing for races, jumps, tests, or similar purposes.
Provides that a person who is guilty of violating this provision is subject on the first offense to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars. On each subsequent violation, the person is subject to twice the amount of fine as on the last infraction.
And drum roll please, for the infamous Thurston County:
Misappropriation of NOVA Funds (Senator Frazer)
Current issue that is in planning:
Senator Karen Fraser is a powerful member of the Senate Ways and Mean Committee responsible for crafting the capital budget legislation, the massive bill that handles billions of spending and hundreds of pages of legislative mumbo-jumbo. Ms. Fraser has proposed to the IAC and Thurston County that the State gives $1.6 million dollars of NOVA funds to Thurston County so the county can use that to pay back the $1.6 million they owe the IAC and more specifically, the NOVA account because they closed the Thurston County ORV Park. Some of the NOVA grants they received had clauses that require the county to pay back the money if they failed to keep the place open. Thurston County has refused to pay and the IAC is threatening to sue them. Senator Fraser represents the Thurston County area and also is always against motorized recreation, especially dirtbikes, so this is a natural combination for her.
Another perspective on the Fraser Bill:
$1.6 Million dollars taken from the state ORV fund and given to Thurston Co. so they can close the ORV Park forever! That's what Senator Fraser is proposing so 33,000 kids, who visited there in 2002, can be put on the streets. This is literally stealing from the victim to pay the robber's restitution. See article in today's Olympian for the details: http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20050203/southsound/80927.shtml
She'll tell you they closed the park because of liability and health concerns but she won't tell you that more people die every year in other Thurston Co. parks than in the 25 year history of the ORV park. If this was really a concern she'd be working to end swimming and boating, activities that kill many many more people.
Please call and write Senator Fraser (and your representatives too) right away. Please make sure everyone you know does the same! Below is her address, phone numbers and a link to her senate web page:
Senator Karen Fraser
404 Legislative Building
PO Box 40422
Olympia, WA 98504-0422
Telephone: (360) 786-7642
Fax: (360) 786-1999
http://www1.leg.wa.gov/senate/fraser
Many of you remember Cle Ellum and some of the other areas we used to have. We've got to stop letting these people take away our riding opportunities without a fight! If you don't know who your district representatives are, follow this link and type in your address:
http://www.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx
You can also respond via phone 1-800-562-6000 is the hotline for the legislature. Just call and they will ask you where you live, and take your opinion and pass it on to your representative and any other rep you specify. This works well.
The web page is
http://www1.leg.wa.gov/legislature
You can do the same thing from there, plus track these bills, see when they will be brought up in Committee, etc.
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