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Okiewan · Jun 7, 2002

Assemblyman Eric Munoz
Wants You Out of NJ!
ASSEMBLY Bill , No. 2238

HIT THE PANIC BUTTON HARD!!! The Sierra Club is
backing a campaign to eliminate all ATVs and
motorcycles from state land. If they get their way,
there won't be any NJ enduros, dual sports or h/s in
2003.

They already have a bill in the NJ Assembly. These
people are very serious and usually get their way. You
must read the bill in its entirety. It outlaws
snowmobiles, ATVs and motorcycles from everywhere in
NJ except your garage.

The NJ Sierra Club web site

The campaign against ATVs on state land
Dont respond through this website!. No matter what you
write, they substitute their own wording

Here is the bill # 2238 introduced in the NJ State
Assembly on May 9th. The synopsis: "Prohibits use of
all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes, off-road
motorcycles, and other similar off-road vehicles in
State parks and forests." It also forbids the NJ DEP
from issuing permits for organized "special events"
(enduros, dual sports, hare scrambles). Read the
entire bill. There is no doubt it is directed straight
at you.

Here is the gentleman who introduced the bill.
Assemblyman Eric Munoz - District 21 (Essex, Morris,
Somerset and Union). It's quite obvious he isn't
interested in your point of view, even if you voted
for him.

The campaign is directed at NJ Governor James E.
McGreevey. You can contact the Governor and voice your
opposition to the bill in one of three ways:
You can leave the Governor a direct message.on his web
site. http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html
Governors Telephone - 609.292.6000
Governors Fax - 609.292.3454

Here is a list of all the NJ Legislators.
http://12.107.80.70/Members/roster.asp
You want to start out by writing to your own Senator
and Assemblyman. Then start at the top and work your
way down. Send an email or letter to every single
Senator and Assemblyman on the list. Think this is
silly?. This is how the opposition works.

The AMA has a method in which you can send an email
directly to your NJ Legislators.
Goto www.ama-cycle.org
Next click on Rapid Response center logo
Then click on 'Issues & Legislation' tab
Then click the 'Current Legislation' link
Scroll down to NJ and find Bill A2238
>From there you enter your zip code and write your
letter.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

Bill Cooper
AKA "coopster"

Milquetoast · Jun 7, 2002

Thanks for the heads-up, I emailed every rep in my district (23) and did the AMA link, and emailed the governor.

Danman · Jun 7, 2002

E-mails well be sent tonight! That is just plain wrong. Doesn't the song say "This land is your land, This land is my land"! What happpend to that? Maybe it was just lost under someone's person's own ajenda or personal beleif. The person should be thrown out of office by the poeple :(

gospeedracer · Jun 7, 2002

Well I ried the AMA Rapid Response option but got this message:

"Wrong State
The ZIP Code that you entered (63123) is in Missouri. This message is to be sent by residents of New Jersey only."

So only residents of New Jersey can respond? They are not the only ones who are going to be affected by this if this piece of crap legislations goes through. :think:

I'll be e-mailing the Governor.

Ol'89r · Jun 7, 2002

Snail mail is best.

Thanks for the heads up Okie.

Vic · Jun 7, 2002

Unbelievable.

Anyone know where I can find a list of all of the legislator's e-mail addresses?

MrLuckey · Jun 7, 2002

Message sent to Governor, working on the rest! I can't believe anyone in their right mind could actually try to totally ban so many things at once! Holy smokes what is this guy after? Does anyone have any info on his reasoning?

RM_guy · Jun 7, 2002

That's just not right. I just made a call to the governer's office and talked to one of his aids. She was unawre of the bill but took a message from me to give to the governer.

Emails are next.

MrLuckey · Jun 7, 2002

In an attempt to make this easier for everyone, here is the list of Senators that I e-mailed: Hopefully you can cut & paste these!

SenBryant@njleg.org; SenAdler@njleg.org; SenAllen@njleg.org; SenBark@njleg.org; SenCiesla@njleg.org; SenPalaia@njleg.org; SenBennett@njleg.org; SenInverso@njleg.org; SenTurner@njleg.org; SenKavanaugh@njleg.org; SenBuono@njleg.org; SenVitale@njleg.org; SenLesniak@njleg.org; SenBagger@njleg.org; SenSuliga@njleg.org; SenLance@njleg.org; SenLittell@njleg.org; SenBucco@njleg.org; SenMartin@njleg.org; SenCodey@njleg.org; SenCharles@njleg.org; SenSacco@njleg.org; SenGirgenti@njleg.org; SenFurnari@njleg.org; SenBaer@njleg.org; SenConiglio@njleg.org; SenCardinale@njleg.org; SenCafiero@njleg.org; SenGormley@njleg.org; SenSweeney@njleg.org; SenMatheussen@njleg.org

Sorry but I haven't had the time to compile a list of the Assemblymen yet. YET!

And here is a link the the bill in adobe format:
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2002/Bills/A2500/2238_I1.PDF

Papakeith · Jun 7, 2002

Here's the Assemblymen

AsmAsselta@njleg.org;AsmVanDrew@njleg.org;AsmBlee@njleg.org;
AsmD'Amato@njleg.org;AsmFisher@njleg.org;AsmBurzichelli@njleg.org;
AsmGeist@njleg.org;AsmRSmith@njleg.org;AsmRoberts@njleg.org;
AswCruz-Perez@njleg.org;AsmGreenwald@njleg.org;AswPrevite@njleg.org;
AsmConners@njleg.org;AsmConaway@njleg.org;AsmBodine@njleg.org;
AsmChatzidakis@njleg.org;AsmWolfe@njleg.org;AsmHolzapfel@njleg.org;
AsmCorodemus@njleg.org;AswFarragher@njleg.org;AsmArnone@njleg.org;
AsmAzzolina@njleg.org;AsmThompson@njleg.org;AswGreenstein@njleg.org;
AsmGuear@njleg.org;AsmGusciora@njleg.org;reednj15@aol.com;
AswWatsonColeman@njleg.org;AsmBateman@njleg.org;AsmBiondi@njleg.org;
AsmEgan@njleg.org;AsmChivukula@njleg.org;AsmBarnes@njleg.org;
AsmDiegnan@njleg.org;AsmWisniewski@njleg.org;AswFriscia@njleg.org;
AsmCryan@njleg.org;AsmKean@njleg.org;AsmMunoz@njleg.org;
AswStender@njleg.org;AswMyers@njleg.org;AsmDoherty@njleg.org;
AsmGarrett@njleg.org;AsmGregg@njleg.org;AsmCarroll@njleg.org;
AsmMerkt@njleg.org;AsmDeCroce@njleg.org;AsmPennacchio@njleg.org;
AsmMcKeon@njleg.org;AsmHackett@njleg.org;AsmTucker@njleg.org;
AsmPayne@njleg.org;AswPérezCinciarelli@njleg.org;AswQuigley@njleg.org;
AsmFraguela@njleg.org;AsmEagler@njleg.org;AsmEdwards@njleg.org;
AsmSteele@njleg.org;AswPou@njleg.org;AsmDiGaetano@njleg.org;
AsmSarlo@njleg.org;AswWeinberg@njleg.org;AsmJohnson@njleg.org;
AswHeck@njleg.org;AsmAhearn@njleg.org;AsmRooney@njleg.org;
AsmOToole@njleg.org

Vic · Jun 7, 2002

Thank goodness for you guys (with fast internet connections).

Thanks, guys.

Kav · Jun 7, 2002

I sent them all a letter, it's truly sad that any one has tryed to take it that far, and this is you we must be Proactive and not Reactive

crkid · Jun 7, 2002

So only residents of New Jersey can respond? They are not the only ones who are going to be affected by this if this piece of crap legislations goes through

Exactly, if someone doesn't stop this garbage here, no telling when it will stop.

dirtybkr · Jun 7, 2002

Sent them all a note telling them where I won't be vacationing if such a bill goes through .

JPIVEY · Jun 8, 2002

Incredible, I can’t believe that the local and even the surrounding Motorcycling industries aren’t going though the roof over this one.

Vic · Jun 8, 2002

Following is the text of the letter that the New Jersey Off Road Vehicle Park is suggesting that their members send to their legislators.

Dear Sir or Madam:

The purpose of this letter is to make you aware of a certain bill soon to be
presented for legislation. The bill in question is Bill No. A-2238, sponsored
by State Assemblyman Eric Munoz, M.D., (R), regarding the use of motorized
vehicles within State Parks and Forests.

As written, the bill will override current Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
statutes and ultimately ban, as a matter of law, the use of any and all
motorized vehicles within State Forest and Park boundaries. Additionally, the
Bill seeks to prohibit the issuance of DEP permits allowing Park and Forest
access for organized special events, such as endurance clock runs, dual sport
rallies and similar motorized contests.

These "special permits" are routinely awarded to organized enduro motorcycle
clubs to facilitate annual "clock runs", which are timed endurance events that
utilize a combination of paved/dirt roads and trials both on and off State
property. The motorcycles ridden are required to be insured, registered, and
must conform to all United States Forestry Service requirements. These "clock
runs" represent the heritage of our clubs and date back 70 plus years.

Ultimately, this bill seeks to eradicate Enduro Clubs and their thousands of
members from state lands without any due process, representation or
environmental impact study. The bill also attempts to usurp the authority given
to park superintendents to govern the lands which they know best. As a member
of a State-Registered, non-profit Enduro Club, I categorically oppose this bill
and call on you to represent our viewpoint, which is as follows:

This bill was born out of frustration over damage done to our State Land by
illegal riding mistakenly blamed on our Enduro Clubs. The current plague of
illegal riding in the State Parks and Forests is not related to Enduro Clubs and
their "clock runs"/Dual Sport Rallies. In fact, the clubs are often called upon
by State Rangers and private landowners to "police" the plethora of All Terrain
Vehicles (ATV's) and uninsured/non-registered vehicles (NRV's) illegally
accessing their respective properties. It has always been the collective
mandate of New Jersey's Enduro Clubs not to destroy the natural resource which
we rely upon to provide ourselves and our families endless enjoyment. We
consider ourselves serious sportsman who have taken the time and energy to join
an organized club which affords legal riding in New Jersey. The problem is not
with Enduro Clubs, the problem is a direct result of over-development squeezing
available land for recreation and hyper-litigation cl!
osing access to traditional riding areas. The solution is to provide more
areas for the ATV's and NRV's to legally operate such as The New Jersey Offroad
Vehicle Park and the proposed Xtreme Habitat ATV Park. Banning the Enduro
riders would be tantamount to inviting the ATV's and NRV's free reign of State
Land, as the Rangers admittedly don't have the resources to stop them.

This bill also ignores the economic benefit derived by collecting registration
and permit fees by the state and the increased sales taxes collected by local
merchants during our events (which can attract hundreds of people). Local
merchants have come to expect and enjoy our annual visits, often offering
sponsorship as a show of gratitude for the influx of revenues. We also act as a
revenue stream for local volunteer ambulance and fire companies, which are
required at all our events.

We pride ourselves on our strong working relationships with the various Park and
Forest Superintendents, and feel they, in turn, respect and appreciate our
assistance. Many clubs sponsor forest clean-ups in conjunction with other local
community groups, hauling trash and debris dumped there by non-motorcyclists.
The Forest Service also relies upon several clubs to keep their firecuts clear,
which has become extremely important recently as evidenced by the forest fires
in Southern New Jersey . Without clear trails and firecuts, the firefighters
would have a much more difficult time containing fires deep off the access
roads.

We urge you not to support this bill, and look clearly at the problem at hand.
Passage of this bill will not achieve what it's sponsors are seeking. With the
Enduro clubs gone and the Park and Forest Superintendents hands tied, illegal
riding will reach epidemic proportions.

xtreme mom · Jun 8, 2002

link to online petition to oppose this bill
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ab2238/petition.html

Kav · Jun 8, 2002

done and signed

dirtybkr · Jun 8, 2002

Thats it ? 38 signatures so far ? Sad . There has got to be more than 38 people from Jersy on this Forum .Get busy

bluerider125 · Jun 8, 2002

i just made sig. no.45, and i dont even live there. do the petition, lots of people are counting on you. we have like 15,000 people on these forums, if we can get that many people to sign then it will be a HUGE advantage to the NJ riders.

Camstyn · Jun 9, 2002

#49. Let's keep it going fellas

Camstyn · Jun 10, 2002

Signed it again, we're up to #95.

biglou · Jun 10, 2002

103. Sorry for being so late with this one. I'm passing the link out to everyone here in the KC area and all over Missouri, Kansas, etc.

Blue Thunder · Jun 10, 2002

I'm right behind you Lou, #106....get off the couch folks!!! This is serious stuff, don't think the same crazies won't attempt this bs in your state!!

CAL · Jun 10, 2002

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