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HAMILTON- Off highway vehicle (OHV) owners in the Bitterroot are bracing themselves for release of yet another version of the Bitterroot National Forest Travel Plan, a plan controlling trails and roads on the forest that's been under development for years.
Bitterroot National Forest managers have spent much of the past decade trying to iron out the maps, rules and regulations to govern motorized vehicle use on forest lands. Three years ago they were close to adopting a final version, but had to re-boot the process to match the latest court rulings. Read more »
Lawmakers who want to seize control of federal lands are pushing a legal battle they insist is winnable despite multiple warnings their effort is highly unconstitutional and almost sure to fail in court.
Utah is poised to become the first state to pass a package of bills that demand the federal government relinquish claims to huge sections of public land. A proposal that advanced Wednesday demands that by 2014 the federal government cede control of nearly 30 million acres -- nearly 50 percent of the entire state.
A bill setting an identical deadline is also moving in the Arizona Legislature. Read more »
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A U.S. Senate committee has unveiled a draft proposal that would end the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), which provides money to states to develop and maintain trails, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. Read more »
The Orlando Sentinel has reported that James Stewart pleaded no contest to his misdimeanor charge yesterday.
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Millionaire motocross star James "Bubba" Stewart, accused in March of trying to use flea market-bought flashing lights to pull over a vehicle containing actual law officers, pleaded no contest this morning to a misdemeanor related to the case.
The plea agreement calls for Stewart to perform 75 hours of community service but adjudication of guilt was withheld because he is a first-time offender. Read more »
A bill that would exempt kids' off-highway vehicles (OHVs) from a law that effectively bans their sale at the end of the year is gaining more support in Congress, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
