TPAC wants to commend the House Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation for holding an
oversight hearing today on “Impediments to Public Recreation on Public
Lands.”
As many of you know, electing federal legislators to
enact regulatory reform as it pertains to recreational use of public lands was
one of our main goals in the 2012 election.
It most certainly will be an objective for TPAC in the 2014 midterm
elections.
Subcommittee Chairman, Rob Bishop (CD1-UT), stated at the
hearing, “Increased fees, bureaucracy, restrictions, regulation, and processing
time are driving up the costs of running private business on public lands
making profitable operation difficult, putting many out of business, and
threatening the continuation of the services that make visitor access possible
and affordable for families.”
“Unless there is a change in direction, a generation of
Americans could lose the opportunity to participate in outdoor adventure and
thousands of local jobs could be lost,” Bishop continued.
Link to Hearing and Testimony
http://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=332125
TPAC encourages you to take time and read the public
testimony of recreation businesses that face a growing mountain of red-tape and
onerous regulations that impact their livelihood and local economies.
It is important to remember that these pro-regulatory
reform hearings and subsequent legislation will not be possible if we do not
retain a pro-trail majority in the House and work to elect an access majority
in the Senate in 2014.
If you would like to help TPAC prepare for its work in
the 2014 midterm elections, feel free to make a donation today of any
amount.
Best Regards
Don Amador, Founder
The Trail PACwww.thetrailpac.com
