Time for action!

Please contact any or all of the following members of the Assembly as them to support SB-742. This needs to be done TODAY as they will be meeting on Thursday. All you need to say is you support SB-742 as it is balanced bill for the OHV users as well as protecting the environment.

We need to get this bill out of committee call now or real soon. Sorry for the short notice but we were waiting until we knew we could support the bill and we do.

Assembly Appropriations Committee - SB 742 Targets

Mimi Walters (Vice Chair) R - Laguna Niguel
916–319-2073
916-319-2173 fax
assemblymember.walters@assembly.ca.gov

Anna Caballero, D - Salinas
916-319-2028
916-319-2128 fax
assemblymember.caballero@assembly.ca.gov

Bill Emmerson, R - Rancho Cucamonga
916-319-2063
916-319-2163 fax
assemblymember.emmerson@assembly.ca.gov

Betty Karnette, D - Long Beach
916-319-2054
916-319-2154 fax
assemblymember.karnette@assembly.ca.gov

Doug LaMalfa, R - Redding
916-319-2002
916-319-2102 fax
assemblymember.lamalfa@assembly.ca.gov

Ted Lieu, D - El Segundo
916-319-2053
916-319-2153 fax
assemblymember.lieu@assembly.ca.gov

Fiona Ma, D – San Francisco
916-319-2012
916-319-2112 fax
assemblymember.ma@assembly.ca.gov

Alan Nakanishi, R – Lodi
916-319-2010
916-319-2110 fax
assemblymember.nakanishi@assembly.ca.gov

Sharon Runner, R – Lancaster
916-319-2036
916-319-2136 fax
assemblymember.runner@assembly.ca.gov

done :)

Done!

Assemblywoman.Runner@assembly.ca.gov

Sharon Runner, R – Lancaster
916-319-2036
916-319-2136 fax


She changed hers to "Assemblywoman":)

Done!

Done, I called them all!


Ryan

Done.
Come on people!!!!

Sent one to each...



From: Lance Clifford <lance@pirate4x4.com>
Date: August 29, 2007 1:36:08 PM PDT
To: assemblymember.runner@assembly.ca.gov
Subject: SB-742

Hello, this email is just a quick note to let you know that I fully support SB-742 as it is a balanced bill for both OHV users as well as protecting the environment. I consider myself both, and hope that you will consider supporting SB-742 as well.

Regards,
Lance Clifford
President, Pirate4x4.com
Office: 530-333-4847
Fax: 530-333-4850

One to each -- cut and past, baby!

Randii

sent an email to all of them.

Done :D

done

done!

Done....lets go everyone, this aint over!!!!!!!!!

Done - Sent request with letter to all 9 Assembly members

Keep them coming !!

One to each of them...done!

It's 5:50 am on Thursday and there still is no new version of the bill posted for the public to read so that we can make educated comments on the bill.
It's due to be heard in committee today. Did the folks at the bargaining table reach a consensus or is the bill going to die??

Ride on
Brewster

There is a consensus, as John stated, "it is balanced bill for the OHV users as well as protecting the environment."

done

Sent to Each

We should see more news on this one shortly -- I try hard to stay out of those smoke-filled back rooms, but I've heard some about this one, and it should be worth the wait. If even half of the stories are true, we owe everyone involved in this one some HUGE thanks.

I know it is odd to send letters of support for something you haven't yet laid your own eyeballs on, but there are a few people who get my support without question, if they request it -- and John Stewart (he started this thread) is one of them.

Randii

We should see more news on this one shortly -- I try hard to stay out of those smoke-filled back rooms, but I've heard some about this one, and it should be worth the wait. If even half of the stories are true, we owe everyone involved in this one some HUGE thanks.

I know it is odd to send letters of support for something you haven't yet laid your own eyeballs on, but there are a few people who get my support without question, if they request it -- and John Stewart (he started this thread) is one of them.

Randii

Your right on that rus AHAH Randy!! John is one person I would back when help is needed NO questions asked. He's looking out for all of us and our sport!!
Thanks For all you do John

It's 5:50 am on Thursday and there still is no new version of the bill posted for the public to read so that we can make educated comments on the bill.
It's due to be heard in committee today. Did the folks at the bargaining table reach a consensus or is the bill going to die??

Ride on
Brewster

So far so good - keep your fingers crossed, I haven't heard anything to indicate a negative result for the bill..

Amy & Tucker (both of us get to rest today!)

...nd I don't really like those smoke filled rooms any better than Randii...my goal is to get them all out on a trail :laughing:

There is a rumor that SB742 passed the assembly appropriations committee.
NOW, CAN THE VEIL OF SECRECY BE LIFTED? What does it contain? It's still not posted on the legislative website.

Ride on
Brewster

I've heard of a possible reason that the contents of SB742 hasn't been posted on the legislative website yet. There was a BIG pile of bills (very true) that went to and through the appropriations committee Wednesday and Thursday and so the legislative staff was not able to process it in a timely manner.

Ride on
Brewster

A number of legislative actions will be updated over the weekend.

I do not have confirmed specific of SB 742.

As soon as I do, I will post them.

The latest version of SB742 has been posted on the legislative website.

Ride on
Brewster
CERA...assistant LAO

I'm lame, I can't find it. Can you add a link?

Thanks,

Steve G

http://www.legislature.ca.gov/cgi-bin/port-postquery?bill_number=sb_742&sess=CUR&house=B&author=steinberg

UNOFFICIAL BALLOT
MEASURE: SB 742
AUTHOR: Steinberg
TOPIC: Off-highway motor vehicle recreation.
DATE: 08/30/2007
LOCATION: ASM. APPR.
MOTION: Do pass as amended.
(AYES 15. NOES 0.) (PASS)


AYES
****

Leno Caballero Davis DeSaulnier
Emmerson Huffman Karnette Krekorian
La Malfa Lieu Ma Nava
Sharon Runner Solorio De Leon


NOES
****



ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING
*********************************

Walters Nakanishi

Thanks.

I have a question that maybe John Stewart could answere.
Who determines the total amount of money that goes to the Grants program ($18 million)? I know it is appropriated by the legislature, but what is the criteria for determining the amount? This concerns both the present program and what is contained in SB742.

Thanks

Ride on
Brewster
CERA...assistant LAO

OHVMR is funded by sources directly related to off-highway vehicle (OHV) use: fuel tax revenue, fines and forfeitures, OHV registration, day use and camping fees at State Vehicular Recreation Areas (SVRAs), and interest. These funds are listed separately from those of California State Parks in the Governor’s budget, and are used to manage OHV recreation.

for more information, http://www.muirnet.net/Public/state/ca/OHMVR/OHV.pdf and http://www.muirnet.net/Public/state/ca/OHMVR/gas-tax/fuel-tax-survey-report.pdf

Specifically, the "grants" are derived from the formula in the gas tax study that allocates a percentage of gas tax paid while using a vehicle "off-road".

The amount of grant funding is determined by the State Comptroller and requested within the Governor's budget for allocation.

The amount of grant funding is determined by the State Comptroller and requested within the Governor's budget for allocation.

Thanks John. This is what I was looking for. Haven't been able to find it in any of the California Codes. Does someone recommend an amount to the Comptroller? The codes say up to 50% of the OHV fund could be allocated.

Ride on
Brewster

Thanks John. This is what I was looking for. Haven't been able to find it in any of the California Codes. Does someone recommend an amount to the Comptroller? The codes say up to 50% of the OHV fund could be allocated.

Ride on
Brewster

The Deputy Director of the OHMVR Division (Daphne Greene) does provide input as to the amount.

John-
Thanks for the constant updates.

Have you had time to digest what the major changes to the program will be from what is currently in place?

Dave

Updates from our friends at Cal4:


SB 742 as amended passed Assembly appropriations by a vote of 15-0. all Democrats voted aye as well as 3 Republicans: Bill Emmerson (AD63) from Riverside, Sharon Runner (AD 36) from Lancaster, and Doug LaMalfa (AD2) from Northern California. Abstaining were 2 Republicans, Mimi Walters (AD73) from Orange County and Alan Nakanishi (AD 10) from the Sacramento area.

Did it come out the way it went in? Yes

Are we supporting it? Yes

Who do we contact, State Assembly and Senate members? All State Assembly members.

How long do we have? this is a good question as we are sure when it will go to the floor for a floor vote we hope it is soon because as things will get towards the end of the legislative year things get weird at times.

If you would like to read the bill it is now in print and you can view it at the following address
This is it. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_742_bill_20070831_amended_asm_v94.pdf

Thanks

Don Klusman

Email Lobbying -- this is simple.

Step 1 Select and highlight the following, then right-click COPY:
assemblymember.berg@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.lamalfa@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.keene@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.leslie@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.cox@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.nation@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.wiggins@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.wolk@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.steinberg@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.nakanishi@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.canciamilla@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.yee@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.leno@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.hancock@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.houston@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.chan@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.matthews@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.corbett@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.mullin@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.dutra@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.simitian@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.lieber@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.diaz@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.cohn@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.cogdill@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.aghazarian@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.laird@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.salinas@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.samuelian@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.parra@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.reyes@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.mccarthy@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.maldonado@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.maze@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.jackson@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.runner@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.strickland@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.richman@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.montanez@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.levine@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.pavley@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.koretz@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.frommer@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.liu@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.goldberg@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.nunez@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.wesson@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.ridley-thomas@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.chu@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.firebaugh@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.jerome.horton@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.dymally@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.nakano@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.lowenthal@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.oropeza@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.bermudez@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.chavez@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.calderon@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.mountjoy@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.pacheco@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.mcleod@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.longville@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.dutton@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.benoit@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.bogh@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.haynes@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.harman@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.maddox@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.correa@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.campbell@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.spitzer@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.daucher@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.bates@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.wyland@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.plescia@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.kehoe@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.lasuer@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.horton@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.vargas@assembly.ca.gov; assemblymember.garcia@assembly.ca.gov; Assemblywoman.Runner@assembly.ca.gov

Step 2 Paste it into the BCC line of your email program.

Step 3 Select and highlight the following:
This is a quick note to let you know that I fully support SB-742.

SB-742 is a balanced bill for both OHV users that also will protect the environment.

Please support SB-742 in upcoming discussions and votes. THANKS!


Step 4 Paste it into the subject area of your email program.
Tweak it a little so that it doesn't look too much like a form letter (the BCC: may help with that), and then append your name and affiliations.

Step 5 Enter a meaningful subject -- something like: Voter Requests support for SB-742,
Support Legislation SB-742, or some similar meaningful title of your own.

Step 6 Hit send, and you just emailed all eight assembly-members.

Simple!

Randii

hmm, that waass easy. Where's the easy button?

No wait, I did have to replace the semi colon with comma's to make it work.

Scott

Done.
Thanks John!

OK, I get a 501 error every time I try to send to any of these addresses.

The following addresses had delivery problems:

<assemblymember.leslie@assembly.ca.gov>
Permanent Failure: 501_#5.1.1_bad_address_assemblymember.leslie@assem bly.ca.gov
Delivery last attempted at Thu, 6 Sep 2007 05:46:34 -0000

Anybody have the same problem?

Help?

I got about a third of my emails back bounced... damn assembly-critters have email blocked from their constituents. :rolleyes:

I know some of mine got through, because I have replies from several assembly-folk from last weeks' letters.

Randii

Every single one of mine bounced...spam filter maybe? Pisses me off:mad3:

John Stewart, I have another question about SB742. What data will be used to determine how much money will go to the CESA account? If they use the present formula, it would be a significant amount. But, if they use the data from the last fuel tax survey, it would be very little.

............................
SEC. 22. Section 8352.8 of
the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read:
8352.8. (a) The Conservation and Enforcement Services Account is
hereby established as an account in the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust
Fund created by Section 38225 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) Funds in the Conservation and Enforcement Services Account
shall be allocated to the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle
Recreation of the Department of Parks and Recreation for
expenditure when appropriated by the Legislature for expenditure, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the following
purposes:
(1) Up to the 40 percent of the funds, for cooperative agreements
or challenge cost-sharing agreements with the United States Forest
Service and the United States Bureau of Land Management, to complete
necessary route designation planning work and to implement route
planning decisions.
(2) Up to one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000)
for each grant cycle, to increase the amount of funds available for
restoration grants in the program pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (b) of Section 5090.50 of the Public Resources Code.
..................................

Ride on
Brewster
CERA...assistant LAO

Good question.

It is my understanding the new fuel tax study is the baseline.

I will try to verify that and let you know.

Done. and gotten a few automated replies

From email via Cal4...

Late breaking news - SB742 will be voted on today. Calls are still needed, especially to Republicans.

Thanks for your help, Harry

most if not all of them got kicked back...And i got this respose from one...Dear Constituent:

Thank you for contacting me. Your letters and comments are very important to me. Unfortunately, due to the massive levels of spam, phishing, and email hoaxes, I have had to disable this email account. I apologize for any inconvenience.

If you would like to contact me to express your opinion about legislation, voice your concern about the budget, get assistance from our office, or need to reach me for any other purpose, please visit my website at http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a14/.

You are always welcome to contact me by phone either in my State Capitol Office at (916) 319-2014 or in my District Office at (510) 559-1406.

Sincerely,

Assemblywoman Loni Hancock

14th District

From email via Cal4/CORVA:

[This CORVA ALERT was sent 9/9/07 ---Follow these easy directions to find your legislators, and call them NOW! Helen]

Dear CORVA Members AND FELLOW OFFROADERS,

The long road to take our OHV Program back from those wishing to end our sport has arrived. Senator Steinberg's bill, SB 742 that began last February now needs Our Support. We need you to call your Assembly member now as this is scheduled to be heard this Monday, Sept 10th. SB 742 as amended passed the Assembly appropriations committee by a vote of 15-0 and now heads to the Assembly floor. It will then go to the Senate floor for final passage as early as Tuesday.

So please contact your Assembly member and State Senator and urge their AYE vote today on SB 742!

Find both your elected officials here:
http://192.234.213.69/smapsearch/framepage.asp

SB 742 is a balanced bill for both OHV users as well as protecting the environment.

In the September issue of our Off Roader In Action newsletter, President Ed Waldheim explains our situation on page 4. http://www.corva.org/index2.html

The complete bill can be found here:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/...ed_asm_v94.pdf

Last amendments here:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0701-0750/sb_742_bill_20070906_amended_asm_v93.html
###

This is not fun, folks, but it *IS* necessary -- call your Assembly members and Senators... I just did, but I can only make the argument as one person within one district (for Dave Cox, Senate District 1 and Roger Niello, Assembly District 5). We need *YOU* to call *YOUR* Assembly members and Senators, as well.

Randii

As randy said, there need to be calls made from every district in the state, a human will answer, and it'll only take a minute of your time.

This page listed above to find your representatives works great:

http://192.234.213.69/smapsearch/framepage.asp

Get to calling!

edt: yes, I just called :)

Here's the script I pulled together for myself, if that helps:


Hi, my name is Randy Burleson and I'm a Fair Oaks constituent -- I just wanted to pass the message along to Roger Niello/Dave Cox that Organized Motorized Recreations needs your support for Steinberg's SB-742 as it is balanced bill -- it protects the OHV hobby and also protects the environment.
It is a good bill I fully support -- even with the modest fee increases that will be levied against my motorized recreation activities. Failure to pass this bill will likely result in closure of existing state vehicle recreation areas and cut 400+ jobs that support these sites -- please support SB-742.

For those that haven't done this before, they will generally ask for name, address, and zip code so that they can validate where you live, and if you are a constituent. This is really pretty easy if you prep your 'script' before hand to keep it short and sweet (the folks at the other end who have to write this down will appreciate it!)

I used the same link as John does to help recommend who to call:
http://192.234.213.69/smapsearch/framepage.asp

Randii

Done! Its too easy not to. Just call and tell them what you support! then give them your name and address.

Ryan

Done, not that difficult.

Alright -- we got it through the Assembly, good work! :mr-t:

Likely tomorrow we will need to make calls to our senators! Please pitch in and make these calls -- your State Vehicular Recreation Areas depend on it, as does your OHMVR Division!

Keep up the good work!

Randii

What is the status of this bill? I heard it already was passed... ?

What is the status of this bill? I heard it already was passed... ?
See the post above yours -- it passed the Assembly and is due to be voted on in the Senate.

Randii

See the post above yours -- it passed the Assembly and is due to be voted on in the Assembly.
Randii

He means that it is due to be voted on in the SENATE, within the next few days.

Ride on
Brewster

Here's an email from our friend, Helen Baker:

...When I talked to Steinberg's office this morning they sounded confident, saying that it "was just coming back to the senate for concurrence." It passed the senate first time around by a vote of 21-17, mostly on party lines, with the democrats being in the majority. The bill has changed quite a bit since then (in favor of motorized recreation) but with the overwhelming vote in the Assembly it shouldn't be a problem. In fact, we expecting that a considerable number of the 17 noes will change to ayes.

Helen


That said, this is still well worth calling your senator to ensure his/her support. Remember, the Anti-Access Activists are working hard to try to defeat this -- we need to keep the heat on so that our supporters at the capitol are not swayed.

Randii

Apparently all the calls worked -- we just got the word from Steinberg's office, and SB-742 passed in the Senate, with 30 for and 5 against! :grinpimp:

More info and a full summary shortly!

Randii

This is good news for all the sent emails and called.

I know I did, and thanks to all that worked hard to get this bill into something that we could support.

Todd

Please take some time to call the office of your elected to THANK THEM, if you called them before. It takes only a minute, and they are flabbergasted to hear from you again... impressively so!

Randii

I know this is old stuff now, but I just received this reply.

Dennis

Dear Mr. Mayer:

Thank you for contacting my office to convey your support of Senate Bill 742 (Steinberg) relating to the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program. I appreciate hearing from you.



SB 742 passed the full Senate on September 11 by a vote of 30-5 and is now on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature or veto. Although I opposed this measure when it was originally heard in the Senate in June, Assembly amendments satisfactorily addressed the provisions in the bill to which I objected, and I voted in support of the measure when it was returned to the Senate for concurrence.



If you are interested in tracking the final outcome of this legislation, you may access the status, votes, bill text and analyses on this and other legislation from my Senate home page at www.senate.ca.gov/cox.



Again, thank you for taking the time to relay your views. Please feel free to communicate with me in the future on other issues of interest.



Sincerely,



DAVE COX

Senator, First District

:cool2: EXCELLENT NEWS! :cool2:

From the OHV lobbyists:

Today the Governor signed SB 742. Thank you for all your hard work on this historic bill.

This has been an unusual year. With the Governor traveling the world this month (China, the United Nations) a lot of bills remain on his desk (about 344!), which must be dealt with before midnight on October 14. Both of us have many other bills that we are tracking for other clients.

We and Daphne are working on talking points and should have them out by Tuesday of next week. We wanted to give you a heads up that SB 742 has been signed.

The bill does not take effect until January 1, 2008.

:cool2: Thanks, all, for all the phone calls and emails! :cool2:

That is great news!

Thanks for sharing the update :D

Sweet!

Sigh, of relief