Posted 2006-03-13 7:55 PM (#38766) Subject: Right to Ride---Federal legislation pending
Location: KY
would you please have your members write to their Senators and have them get the Right to Ride bill (Bill # S781) moving in the Senate and vote yes on it and write their Representives and ask them bo be a co-sponser on the House version (H.R.686). This is a very important bill for all trailriders.
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> Tlhis bill has been stalled in the Senate due to a lack of interest of horsepeople due to not caring or not knowing about it.
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> Again we are asking for help in having this bill brought before the Senate and having it passed.
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> THANK YOU, JOSEPH PERINA, HARRISBURG, IL. MEMBER OF THE SHAWNEE TRAIL CONSERVANCY
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Posted 2006-03-14 6:45 PM (#38826 - in reply to #38766) Subject: RE: Right to Ride---Federal legislation pending
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Location: Ft Worth, TEXAS
Howdy Y'all!
I found this after I read the last post - new to me and worth learning about! We spend a lot of time on trails!
Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)
HR 586 IH
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 586
To preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, administered by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service where there is a historical tradition of such use, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 2, 2005
Mr. RADANOVICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, administered by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service where there is a historical tradition of such use, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Right -to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005'.
SEC. 2. USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANIMALS ON PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) National Park System Lands- Section 12 of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-7) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) Use and Access of Pack and Saddle Animals-
`(1) GENERAL RULE- The Secretary of the Interior shall provide for the management of National Park System lands to preserve and facilitate the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, where there is a historical tradition of such use. As a general rule, all trails, routes, and areas used by pack and saddle stock shall remain open and accessible for such use. The Secretary may implement a proposed reduction in the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands only after complying with the full review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
`(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed--
`(A) to authorize the Secretary to refuse to issue a permit for a new use of pack and saddle stock animals, including use by a commercial outfitter or guide, without complying with applicable resource management plans and planning processes required under this Act or any other provision of law;
`(B) to limit the authority of the Secretary to impose a temporary emergency closure of a trail, route, or area to pack and saddle stock animals or issue special permits; or
`(C) to create a preference for one recreational use for any unit of the National Park System, without consideration of the stated purpose of the unit.'.
(b) Bureau of Land Management Lands- Section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(e) Use and Access of Pack and Saddle Animals-
`(1) GENERAL RULE- The Secretary shall provide for the management of public lands to preserve and facilitate the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, where there is a historical tradition of such use. As a general rule, all trails, routes, and areas used by pack and saddle stock shall remain open and accessible for such use. The Secretary may implement a proposed reduction in the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands only after complying with the full review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
`(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed--
`(A) to authorize the Secretary to refuse to issue a permit for a new use of pack and saddle stock animals, including use by a commercial outfitter or guide, without complying with applicable resource management plans and planning processes required under this Act or any other provision of law;
`(B) to limit the authority of the Secretary to impose a temporary emergency closure of a trail, route, or area to pack and saddle stock animals or issue special permits; or
`(C) to create a preference for one recreational use for any area of the public lands, without consideration of the stated purpose of the area.'.
(c) National Wildlife Refuge System Lands- Section 4(d) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(5)(A) The Secretary shall provide for the management of System lands to preserve and facilitate the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, where there is a historical tradition of such use. As a general rule, all trails, routes, and areas used by pack and saddle stock shall remain open and accessible for such use. The Secretary may implement a proposed reduction in the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands only after complying with the full review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
`(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed--
`(i) to authorize the Secretary to refuse to issue a permit for a new use of pack and saddle stock animals, including use by a commercial outfitter or guide, without complying with applicable resource management plans and planning processes required under this Act or any other provision of law;
`(ii) to limit the authority of the Secretary to impose a temporary emergency closure of a trail, route, or area to pack and saddle stock animals or issue special permits; or
`(iii) to create a preference for one recreational use for any unit of the System, without consideration of the stated purpose of the unit.'.
(d) National Forest System Lands- Section 15 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1613) is amended--
(1) by inserting `(a)' before `Regulations'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(b) Use and Access of Pack and Saddle Animals-
`(1) GENERAL RULE- The Secretary shall provide for the management of National Forest System lands to preserve and facilitate the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifically designated areas, where there is a historical tradition of such use. As a general rule, all trails, routes, and areas used by pack and saddle stock shall remain open and accessible for such use. The Secretary may implement a proposed reduction in the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands only after complying with the full review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
`(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed--
`(A) to authorize the Secretary to refuse to issue a permit for a new use of pack and saddle stock animals, including use by a commercial outfitter or guide, without complying with applicable resource management plans and planning processes required under this Act or any other provision of law;
`(B) to limit the authority of the Secretary to impose a temporary emergency closure of a trail, route, or area to pack and saddle stock animals or issue special permits; or
`(C) to create a preference for one recreational use for any unit of the National Forest System, without consideration of the stated purpose of the unit.'.
(e) Issuance of Rules- Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue final rules to define the meaning of a historical tradition of use of pack and saddle stock animals on Federal lands for purposes of the amendments made by this section.
Posted 2006-05-21 7:37 AM (#42041 - in reply to #38766) Subject: RE: Right to Ride---Federal legislation pending
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Posts: 309 Location: MO
I understand that this bill has once again passed the house and is back in the senate. There are some radical sierra club type groups actively opposing it. WRITE YOUR SENATORS.
Right to Ride---Federal legislation pending
