Hackle
01-25-2005, 07:04 PM
I will work on starting an example tomorrow with contact info. Any
help
> would be appreciated.
> Jim F.
>
> The Arizona State Land Department is proposing a new rule that will
> enable ASLD to close State Lands to recreational uses when those
lands
> are subject to conditions conducive to increased dust problems,
i.e.,
> heavy recreational vehicular use or post-fire situations. The
proposed
> rule will enable ASLD under ARS 37-132(B)(8) to close urban lands to
> special uses for remediation purposes, dust abatement and other
public
> health and safety reasons.
>
> No public proceeding is scheduled. A person may submit written
comments
> or request an oral proceeding be held by submitting comments or
request
> no later than 5:00 pm Feb. 7, 2005 to ASLD (Lillian Moodey, ASLD,
1616
> W. Adams, PHX, AZ 85007, 602-542-2643, lmoodey@l...)
>
> This is part of many proposed rules listed in the Arizona
Administrative
> Register/Secretary of State: Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (Title
12
> Natural Resaurces, Chapter 5 State Land Department, Sections
affected
> R12-5-534).
>
>
>
>
>
> OK, this is the next big problem. All the work we have done will be
for
> nothing if we cannot get a handle on the PM 10 and fugitive dust
issue.
> As long as the county can set rule that treat the open desert as a
> vacant parking lot, we will lose every riding area in Maricopa
County. I
> tried to get help from some of the big groups on this issue that
work on
> the National level but that went no where.................
> We in Arizona have had the best luck with the folks that have been
> fighting for land access for years................here is what we
need:
> Look At the above notice.................Submit a letter telling the
> State Land depart. that OHV has worked very hard to help manage our
> Recreation and will continue to help in any way we can. Closing the
> areas will only move the use to another area making the problem
worse.
> Tell them that if the dust is the issue then the area must be
closed to
> all users, motorized or not. Everyone causes dust and everyone
accesses
> their recreation in some type of motorized vehicle.
> Add that you would like this to be an oral proceeding. There has to
be
> public comment and hearings to close Land.
> If we have to follow PM10 rules we need to have the PM 10 readings
> averaged over a 7day/24hr. time period..............most use is on
> weekends and very little dust is generated during the
> week............this would be similar to the commercial rules. As far
> as who else to write to...............write your Senator,
your
> district rep. your congressmen.............tell them that your
> recreation brings into AZ. $4.3 billion and 36,000 jobs. That this
will
> be a big economic impact and should be considered very carefully.
The PM
> 10 rules were not written or designed for out side of the urban
> environment............consider possible revisions that would take
> casual use into consideration................ This can and will affect
> any State Trust Land and in a short time
after
> these closures, put more pressure on nearby "Other" Agency lands,
which
> will force them to consider the same rules to deal with PM 10. For
> businesses this will affect every aspect of our Sport, the OHVs
you
> sell, the acc.'s, the tires , the Toy haulers , trailers, food and
> beverages............ and once Maricopa county falls , all surrounding
> Counties will have
to
> follow in suit or be sued for cross over dust by Maricopa County. I
> told you about this in Sept. of 2004, here is the first attempt at
> making our sport and any motorized access a thing of the past. Please
> consider sending and email, or fax or
letter ..............but do
> something.
> Business folks , you need to form a association that will represent
all
> of you and take that to the Governor...................YOU will lose
> business. You folks that OHVers pay dues to for help in situations
> like this , Please consider this issue that will affect all BLM and FS
> land if allowed to go unchallenged
> We have come a long way in the last 6 years with creating managed
> recreation areas and parks , we can not allow this to pass without a
> fight.
> This is up to all of you , my one letter will not stop this, it
needs
> all of us to stand together to make a difference ............. If you
> have any question please let me know. Sincerely Jeff Gursh
> Arizona Trail Riders and Arizona Off Highway Vehicle Coalition
>
> Dana Bell , could you forward to an MIC contact? Thanks you !
>
help
> would be appreciated.
> Jim F.
>
> The Arizona State Land Department is proposing a new rule that will
> enable ASLD to close State Lands to recreational uses when those
lands
> are subject to conditions conducive to increased dust problems,
i.e.,
> heavy recreational vehicular use or post-fire situations. The
proposed
> rule will enable ASLD under ARS 37-132(B)(8) to close urban lands to
> special uses for remediation purposes, dust abatement and other
public
> health and safety reasons.
>
> No public proceeding is scheduled. A person may submit written
comments
> or request an oral proceeding be held by submitting comments or
request
> no later than 5:00 pm Feb. 7, 2005 to ASLD (Lillian Moodey, ASLD,
1616
> W. Adams, PHX, AZ 85007, 602-542-2643, lmoodey@l...)
>
> This is part of many proposed rules listed in the Arizona
Administrative
> Register/Secretary of State: Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (Title
12
> Natural Resaurces, Chapter 5 State Land Department, Sections
affected
> R12-5-534).
>
>
>
>
>
> OK, this is the next big problem. All the work we have done will be
for
> nothing if we cannot get a handle on the PM 10 and fugitive dust
issue.
> As long as the county can set rule that treat the open desert as a
> vacant parking lot, we will lose every riding area in Maricopa
County. I
> tried to get help from some of the big groups on this issue that
work on
> the National level but that went no where.................
> We in Arizona have had the best luck with the folks that have been
> fighting for land access for years................here is what we
need:
> Look At the above notice.................Submit a letter telling the
> State Land depart. that OHV has worked very hard to help manage our
> Recreation and will continue to help in any way we can. Closing the
> areas will only move the use to another area making the problem
worse.
> Tell them that if the dust is the issue then the area must be
closed to
> all users, motorized or not. Everyone causes dust and everyone
accesses
> their recreation in some type of motorized vehicle.
> Add that you would like this to be an oral proceeding. There has to
be
> public comment and hearings to close Land.
> If we have to follow PM10 rules we need to have the PM 10 readings
> averaged over a 7day/24hr. time period..............most use is on
> weekends and very little dust is generated during the
> week............this would be similar to the commercial rules. As far
> as who else to write to...............write your Senator,
your
> district rep. your congressmen.............tell them that your
> recreation brings into AZ. $4.3 billion and 36,000 jobs. That this
will
> be a big economic impact and should be considered very carefully.
The PM
> 10 rules were not written or designed for out side of the urban
> environment............consider possible revisions that would take
> casual use into consideration................ This can and will affect
> any State Trust Land and in a short time
after
> these closures, put more pressure on nearby "Other" Agency lands,
which
> will force them to consider the same rules to deal with PM 10. For
> businesses this will affect every aspect of our Sport, the OHVs
you
> sell, the acc.'s, the tires , the Toy haulers , trailers, food and
> beverages............ and once Maricopa county falls , all surrounding
> Counties will have
to
> follow in suit or be sued for cross over dust by Maricopa County. I
> told you about this in Sept. of 2004, here is the first attempt at
> making our sport and any motorized access a thing of the past. Please
> consider sending and email, or fax or
letter ..............but do
> something.
> Business folks , you need to form a association that will represent
all
> of you and take that to the Governor...................YOU will lose
> business. You folks that OHVers pay dues to for help in situations
> like this , Please consider this issue that will affect all BLM and FS
> land if allowed to go unchallenged
> We have come a long way in the last 6 years with creating managed
> recreation areas and parks , we can not allow this to pass without a
> fight.
> This is up to all of you , my one letter will not stop this, it
needs
> all of us to stand together to make a difference ............. If you
> have any question please let me know. Sincerely Jeff Gursh
> Arizona Trail Riders and Arizona Off Highway Vehicle Coalition
>
> Dana Bell , could you forward to an MIC contact? Thanks you !
>