If passed, the "Wild Lands" land-use policy would close millions of acres of federal land to off-road riders. The AMA is urging motorcyclists and ATV riders to get in contact with their federal lawmakers, and to ask them to not support the "Wild Lands" policy. A key US House Comittee will be holding a hearing on March 1st of the "Wild Lands" issue. The AMA says that the "Wild Lands" policy "usurps congressional authority over public land-use designations." "With the new Wild Lands policy, anti-access advocates and the administration are now seeking an end-run around Congress," said Ed Moreland, AMA senior vice president for government relations. "Salazar's order has far-reaching implications because the BLM manages about 245 million acres of public land nationwide, primarily in western states."...more
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