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Action Alerts:
Off-Road News: Click to view the letter sent by SEMA and its Off-Road Coalition partners to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar regarding National Monument Designations (PDF)
Saskatchewan Postpones Implimentation of Raised Vehicle Regulation
California Bill to Require ANNUAL Emissions Tests for Vehicles 15-Years Old and Older Dies in Committee
Nova Scotia Officials Announce Review of Procedures for Inspection of Modified Vehicles
Pro-Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicle Bill Reintroduced in Michigan
Backyard Vehicle Restoration Bill Amended in West Virginia
North Carolina Introduces Bill to Implement Vehicle Scrappage Program
Update on Oregon Bill to Prohibit Sale of Aftermarket Parts
Pennsylvania Reintroduces Bill to Ban the Use of Aftermarket Exhaust Systems
Washington State Scraps Scrappage
New York Reconsiders Taxing “Gas Guzzlers”
Congress Rejects "Cash for Clunkers" Program
Virginia Withdraws Bill to Restrict Hobbyist Inoperable Vehicles
Off-Road News:
2 million acres added to the National Wilderness Preservation System (Driving Force - May 2009)
Defending OHV Access to Public Lands (Driving Force - November 2008)
Off-Roaders May Gain Access to 2 Million Acres in Utah (Driving Force - October 2008)
Controversial Washington Wilderness Bill Approved by Congress (Driving Force - July 2008)
Federal Agency Issues Management Plans for Millions of Acres in Arizona (Driving Force - July 2008)
Eastern Lawmakers Move to Deny OHV Access to 24 Million Acres in Western States (Driving Force - December 2007)
Federal Government to Close 100,000 Acres to OHV Use in Utah (Driving Force - November 2007)
House Panel Approves Washington Wilderness Bill (Driving Force - May 2007)
New Hampshire, Vermont Wilderness Bill Signed into Law (
Driving Force
- January 2007)
California & Oregon Wilderness Legislation (
Driving Force
- November 2006)
Concerns Raised about Forest Service's OHV Policy (
Driving Force
- October 2006)
Off-Road Updates: Wilderness Designations; California Forests; National Park Service (
Driving Force
- September 2006)
National Park Service Releases Draft Plan on OHV Use (
Driving Force
- January 2006)
Endangered Desert Plant May No Longer Threaten Off-Roaders (
Driving Force
- January 2006)
House Passes Endangered Species Reform Bill (
Driving Force
- November 2005)
Taking it to the Hill: Off-Road Advocates Convene Summit in Washington, DC (
Driving Force
- September 2005)
Wilderness Legislation Update (
Driving Force
- September 2005)
Thirty-Two Years Later, Is The Endangered Species Act Working? (
Driving Force
- August 2005)
Off-Roading Faces Park Service Review (
Driving Force
- August 2005)
Battle Lines Drawn as Congress Considers Reforming Endangered Species Act (
Driving Force
- July 2005)
New Rule Allows States to Challenge Current "Roadless Area" Designations (
Driving Force
- July 2005)
Court Ruling Requires That Environmental Groups Must Prove Harm to Species (
Driving Force
- June 2005)
Beehive State Turns Into Off-road Battleground (
Driving Force
- June 2005)
Indiana Off-Roaders Unite to Open Abandoned Mining Area (
Driving Force
- May 2005)
Two Government Agencies Join Forces to Revise Colorado Land Management Plan (
Driving Force
- April 2005)
U.S. Senate Committee Approves California and Washington Wilderness Bills (
Driving Force
- April 2005)
California and Oregon Land Closures (
Driving Force
- March 2005)
New Rules for Managing Federal Forests (
Driving Force
- February 2005)
Resolved Legislation
Oregon Voters Reject Tillamook Forestry Plan - November 2004
Governor Signs Smog Check Exemption Repeal Bill Into Law - September 2004
Anti-Hobbyist Snorkel Bill Dies As Minnesota Legislature Adjourns - May 2004
Oregon Voters Reject Tillamook Forestry Plan - November 2004
Governor Signs Smog Check Exemption Repeal Bill Into Law - September 2004
California Replacement Tire Efficiency Legislation Signed into Law - 2003
Maryland Inspection Standards Proposal Withdrawn – 2003
Oregon Vehicle Lighting Equipment Bill Becomes Law – 2003
South Carolina Headlamps Legislation Abandoned – 2003
West Virginia Restricts Use of Aftermarket Light Bars – 2003
Rhode Island Bills to Tax "Gas Guzzlers" Dies - 2002
California Bill to Allow Cargo Lamps Signed into Law - 2001
Oregon Bill to Severely Limit Suspension Modification Defeated - 2001
Mississippi Legislation to Ban Installation of Off-Highway Lights Fails - 2001
Georgia Bill to Unfairly Limit Vehicle Lifting and Lowering Killed - 2001
Utah Passes Pro-Hobby Raised Vehicle Legislation - 2001
New Louisiana Fender Requirements Law Accommodates Hobbyists - 1999
Washington State Patrol Issues Vehicle Equipment Regulation - 1998
New Jersey Suspension Regulation Provides Solid Victory for OHV Community - 1998
Colorado Enthusiasts Beat Back Unfair Legislation Aimed at Limiting Tire and Suspension Alterations - 1998