Just trying to give a heads up to the off-road community that this portion of the stimulus package (page 45) could be good or bad for us depending on who gets their hands on this money. Already e-mailed to all of the main OHV orgs.

MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES
The Committee has provided $135,000,000 for management of
lands and resources and recommends that the funds be allocated
as follows: $80,000,000 for deferred maintenance projects, of which
$35,000,000 is for deferred maintenance projects currently in the
Bureau's 5-year maintenance plan, $25,000,000 is for recreation
maintenance, especially for rehabilitation of off-road vehicle routes,
and $20,000,000 is for trail maintenance and restoration;
$30,000,000 for remediation of environmental and public safety
hazards a t abandoned mines and wells on public lands; and
$25,000,000 for habitat restoration projects that accomplish ecologi-
cal goals and provide employment opportunities in the local com-
munities. As the Bureau prepares the spending plans required by
section 701 of this title, t \ e Committee is mindful that flexibility
will be needed in order to achieve the goals of maximum job cre-
ation and most effective use of resources. As such, the Committee
expects modifications to these allocations after full and timely con-
sultation.

Remember Restoration has a dual meaning in this game, it should be to Restore or Re-hap badly damaged trails to good "usable" condition, in California it means to restore to a pre OHV state like it never existed...TJ

When you consider how much land the fed government controls, that amount is very small. The budget for the BLM is around $5 Billion.

Ride on
Brewster

No nothing to get excited about ether way when you look at it that way, just like taking $90 Million out of the OHV program wont even nick a $42 Billion Dollar shortfall...TJ