Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) On July 22, the powersports industry and off-highway enthusiasts nationwide welcomed the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 7092) in the House by a bipartisan vote of 310-107 and the President signed the bill into law. “On behalf of the U.S.…
Senate-Passed Great American Outdoors Act Heads to the House On June 17, the Senate passed S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) by a strong bipartisan vote of 73-25. Among other things, this landmark legislation would address the $20 billion maintenance backlog on America’s public lands and waters, as well as fully fund the…
Maintenance Backlog Addressed in Great American Outdoors Act The Senate is expected to take up S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), when it resumes work in June. This landmark legislation would address the $20 billion maintenance backlog on America’s public lands and waters, as well as fully fund the Land and Water Conservation…
ARRA Members Continue to Take Action on RTP Despite the closure of various recreational facilities and trails, ARRA members continue to engage their elected officials in support of recreational interests. Hundreds of you answered the call to request that your member of Congress co-sponsor H.R. 5797, the “Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Full Funding Act of…
Looking Ahead: Help Restart the Recreation Economy After the COVID-19 Lock-Down Ends! We want to thank our ARRA members who recently weighed in during multiple ARRA campaigns with Congress and governors to support recognizing powersports vehicles as essential services. While many of us think of OHV use as just for recreation, OHVs are used for…
Take Action to Increase Recreational Trail Funding Nearly Threefold If you have not already reached out to your member of Congress, please visit the ARRA website to request co-sponsorship of H.R. 5797, the RTP Full Funding Act of 2020. The bill would ensure that we get back the tax dollars that recreational interests pay into…
Photo by Wyoming State Parks Fuel Study for Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Included in FY 2020 Spending Bill Through the hard and diligent work of MIC, SVIA, ROHVA and several members of the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT), fuel study report language was included and passed in H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public…
Tongass National Forest (USDA Photo) House Holds Hearing on Removing Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Roadless Protections On Nov. 13th the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a hearing regarding the administration’s proposal to lift the roadless area protections in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. The proposal by the administration aims…
Recreational Trails Program (RTP) MIC, SVIA, ROHVA, and other members of the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) have been working diligently with Senate and House staff to ensure continued funding of the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) and to hopefully increase the amount supporting recreational trails. To that end, we are active on three fronts: Reauthorization…
USFS is seeking public comment on the proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement offering alternatives to roadless management and a proposed Alaska Roadless Rule. If adopted, the proposed rule would exempt the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule. The Secretary of Agriculture is expected to make a final decision by June 2020.…