Write to House Resources Committee Members right NOW!
Click the Take Action button to write the members of the House Resources Committee to express your opposition to H.R. 233, H.R. 851 and H.R. 2514.
Three bills that would designate over 700,000 acres of public lands as wilderness are likely to be considered by the House Committee on Resources shortly after Congress returns from recess on September 2. Congress established the wilderness designation for federal lands in the Wilderness Act of 1964. No form of mechanized transport is allowed in designated wilderness areas.
Please take this opportunity to have your voice heard. Even if your recreation area is not impacted it is important to let Resource Committee members know that wilderness designations are to be taken seriously and any land designated that does not meet the criteria set forth in the Wilderness Act of 1964 is unacceptable.
Oppose efforts to restrict access to public lands. Click the Take Action button to write the members of the House Resources Committee to express your opposition to H.R. 233, H.R.851 and H.R.2514.
**link to emai**http://www.arra-access.com/campaign/OpposeThreeHousebills/w8nxu67245tnd55? Send a letter to the following decision maker(s):
House Committee on Resources
Below is the sample letter:
Subject: Oppose efforts to restrict access to public lands
Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],
Please oppose efforts to further restrict access to federal lands for recreational off-highway vehicle, snowmobile, mountain bike and other uses. In particular, your Committee will soon consider H.R. 233, H.R. 851 and H.R. 2514. Please vote no on these bills as drafted as they would designate thousands of acres of public land as wilderness areas, despite much of the land not meeting the criteria set forth in the 1964 Wilderness Act.
If these bills become law, over 700,000 acres of public land will be designated as wilderness, and existing OHV trails, mountain bike trails, campgrounds, backcountry access and world-class snowmobile areas will be shut down. Please do not deny responsible Americans the opportunity to recreate on our public lands.
Thank you for your consideration.
Vote no on H.R. 233, H.R. 851 and H.R. 2514
