Senate Bill 22 AKA Omnibus Public Lands Bill

ESPN.Com ^ | March 3, 2009 | Vince Castellanos

[twistedwrench]

You probably know about the lead content restrictions that went into effect on February 10; because of them, dirtbikes and associated parts designed for those 12 years old and younger currently can't be sold. But have you heard about Senate Bill 22 (S. 22)? Well get familiar, because 2.1 million acres of land in nine states — California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia — are about to be declared Wilderness areas and thus off-limits to motorcycles. That's 2.1 million acres, or about 3,281 square miles, nearly the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined.

[twistedwrench]

"The MIC is hardly alone; S. 22's enormous size and a lack of transparency make knowing details difficult, and the general public has been kept largely in the dark — there was no comment period as is often the case with land access issues. "It's hard to wrap your brain around 1,300 pages and the complexity of the bill," says AMA Western States Representative Nick Haris."

More Info from another blog:

The bill was scuttled last year after objections from Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who said spending in the bill was excessive - nearly $4 billion over five years. Now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is seeking a rare Sunday vote in an apparent effort to punish Coburn and antagonize his GOP colleagues.

http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=4017

[Seruzawa]

It’s time for the various off-road associations to deny membership to registered Democrats.

[Major Matt Mason]

Sadly, some Republican senators voted for this (only 21 votes against). More "transparency" from Obama and his minions.

[twistedwrench]

Or better yet, ALL riders should boycott liberal business that advertise or sponsor events.

A good example is “Progressive Insurance” which advertises in AMA
magazine and sponsors races.
Progressive Insurance founder, Peter Lewis, is a major liberal billionaire and
good buddies with George Soros.

[Myrddin]

It figures. I did without motorcycles for 30 years. Last August, I finally added them back to the household. Now the nitwit politicians are going to legislate me right off the "public" lands.