Bluestem update: We won on Off Road Vehicles!

Dear Bluestem activists,

Your calls to state representatives, coupled with a little luck, have resulted in the defeat of two environmentally destructive off-road vehicles bills. Thank you for your hard work!
SB 1521 would have allowed off-road vehicles and all-terrain vehicles into our most sensitive state parks. SB 1804 would have limited money that could be spent enforcing ORV and ATV rules. Both bills died when the sponsors bowed to pressure from the governor and refused to call the bills for a vote.
These bills passed 99- 19 in the House last spring and by a similar margin in the Senate. The governor vetoed them last summer. The General Assembly appeared ready to override the governor’s veto, however, when a massive call campaign by Sierra Club members such as yourself and pressure from the governor stopped them.
ORV riders are sure to bring up similar bills next year, so expect the issue to come back.. With your help, we will win again.

Sincerely,
Linda Sullivan and Carol Squires