Bill Introduced to Protect Access for Public Land Recreation

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Recently, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) and Representative Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Public Lands Access Restoration Act (PLARA), which received a legislative hearing today by the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands. 

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“On behalf of motorized recreational businesses and the millions of off-road enthusiasts who support the industry, SEMA and ORBA thank Reps. Crank and Kennedy for introducing the Public Lands Access Restoration Act,” said Karen Bailey-Chapman, the Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA). This bill offers an important policy shift to ensure that BLM- and Forest Service-managed lands are open to motorized vehicles unless there is a justifiable resource protection or public safety need to prohibit motorized access. We strongly support the return to an 'open unless posted closed' policy on public lands.”

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