RIGHT TO RIDE LEGISLATION: Congressman George
Radanovich of California and Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho are again
introducing this legislation to the 110th Congress in 2007, using
the same language in
HR-586 that was passed in 2006. Our
congressmen and senators must receive 150 letters from their
constituency before they will act on such a bill. Senators on the
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources are key votes to
bring this legislation out of committee and to the senate floor.
Please take a few minutes to make this letter your own and e-mail or
FAX your letter to your representatives and Senators Feinstein and
Boxer. Also, please ask members of your clubs and organizations to
help us get this bill passed in both Houses for 2007. Each year that
we don't get these bills passed, we lose access to trails,
especially within the US Forest Service and the National Park
Service.
The Honorable [Insert Congressman or Senator’s
Name] [United States House of Representatives or Senate] Washington
D.C.
Dear [insert name]:
Last Congress, the House of Representatives
passed, "The Right to Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005"
(H.R. 586). Congressman George Radanovich of California is planning
to reintroduce the same bill that passed the House last Congress.
[We or Your Organization] ask that you support
and co-sponsor this legislation in the 110th Congress. Millions of
Americans enjoy trail riding because of the pleasure, exercise and
family-time that it provides. In addition, [please personalize the
letter to your state, situation or interests, if you wish.]
The purpose of this legislation is to preserve
the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public lands.
The legislation would provide that public lands be managed by the
various federal agencies to recognize and preserve the continued use
of horses, pack and saddle stock on lands where there is an
historical tradition of such use. But the legislation would not
limit any Agency’s ability to implement emergency closures or
permanent reductions in the use and access of these animals, after
complying with the full public review process required by law.
Millions of Americans enjoy trail riding
because of the pleasure, exercise and family-time that it provides.
The [insert your organization name here] is concerned that too often
public lands and trails are closed and access denied to recreational
riders without sufficient consideration of the long-standing use of
horses and pack animals on these federal lands.
This country was settled by people on
horseback. Please preserve this important American heritage by
co-sponsoring and supporting this important legislation.
If you have any questions about riding in
[insert your state], please contact us. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Your Organization and/or Name
P.S. Members of Senate Committee on Energy &
Natural Resources
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