California doods - CORVA alert for you - FYI

 I don't know what Apple Inc. (AAPL) has to do with off roading, but
evidently they support the cause!  At any rate, here ya go, straight
from my mailbox...

JayC



AAPL supports CORVA in distributing this important Action Alert to
save our hard earned Green Sticker money that is so desperately needed
for trail work and mitigation efforts.  Given California's financial
crisis, it may be years before we see these funds replaced, if ever!

Action Alert!!!!


Part of the Governor’s latest budget proposal is a $90M loan from the
OHV Trust Fund to help balance the state budget!

Although we understand that the state is in the grip of the worst
budget crisis in history, this loan  is not a solution to the problem!


Why?  The law requires that this loan must be repaid within 2 years,
so all this does is delay a real solution to the budget problem.


Similar tactics have been tried in the past.  In recent years the
state budget was often balanced by borrowing billions from
constitutionally protected trust funds reserved for highway
construction and repair of local streets and roads.  Local governments
united to oppose this borrowing gimmick and the governor and
legislature agreed to stay away from borrowing from local government
trust funds this year.  Unfortunately this commitment does not extend
to our OHV Trust Fund.


The governor is proposing an urgency bill that would authorize this
loan.  This money is our green sticker money that comes directly from
the increased cost of green stickers from $25 to $50. This funding was
supposed to go to law enforcement and other essential public safety
services as well as improving the program. The public agreed to this
fee increase to better fund the program, not to bail out the state
budget.


What can you do?


 It is urgent that OHV users get in touch with their state legislators
as soon as possible.


Write or fax a letter to YOUR state senator and state assemblymember.

Tell them to stop borrowing to balance the budget.

Tell them the OHV Trust Fund should not be used to balance the budget

Loans like this are just gimmicks and not a solution to the real
problem.

We were willing to raise our fees to be able to keep our program
operating, we should not become the scapegoats in this budget battle.


During the last election many legislators signed a promise that they
would not use borrowing to balance the budget.

Ask your legislators if they signed a "no borrowing pledge", and ask
them if they are going to stand by that promise.

Specific points to make are:

1. Members of the public agreed to a fee increase to support a
specific program, but now the revenue generated is being diverted from
its intended purpose - a breach of public trust.
2. Borrowing from state funds that must be repaid does not solve the
budget problem, it only defers dealing with the problem to a later
date when it will be even more difficult to solve.
 3. Using a trust fund as a revenue source sets a bad precedent.
Trust funds are established up to protect public funds for specific
purposes. This could lead to diversion of funds from other trust funds
in the future potentially including even entitlement funds.
4. The budget crisis must be resolved through a combination of
spending cuts and tax increases, not more borrowing.

FAX or email your letter today!!!

URL to comment to the governor.  http://gov.ca.gov/interact
Log on to    http://192.234.213.69/amapsearch/framepage.asp
Enter your home address and then start making calls to your
representative.

It is imperative you do this ASAP .

Thanks.

CORVA President, Jim Woods,

CORVA Imidiate Past presidend Ed Waldheim  760 373 0033

CORVA Past president Steve Kuehl.

Bruce Brazil

CERA assistant LAO

California Enduro Riders Association

WHO WE ARE

The California Off Road Vehicle Association (CORVA) is a varied group
of outdoor recreationists who are extremely active in promoting the
positive aspects of vehicular access on public lands and protecting
that right.
The group is composed of the owners of "Green Sticker" vehicles such
as ATV's, motorcycles, 3-wheelers, trail bikes, and dune buggies, as
well as "street legal" 4X4 vehicles, dual sport motorcycles, bajas,
and desert racers.
CORVA's main purpose is to work with the land managers for responsible
off-highway vehicular access and recreation opportunities.
Secondarily, we educate our membership on the constantly changing
rules and regulations and promote clean-up and trail maintenance
projects.

 we continue to monitor and lobby the powers in Sacramento

Please visit: http://www.corva.org/

Thanks,
Greg Weirick - AAPL President
www.access-advocates.org

 .AAPL is good people. Politicians on the other hand are a filthy bunch
of liars. When the California green sticker program was started back
in the early 70's we off-roaders were promised more and better and
improved riding areas. All we got was pay to enter parks with
agressive rangers ready to cite anyone not meeting their standards.
Now they want to thieve the money. Anyone who expects to see the money
again is smokin' crack.
OF

 oldfart wrote:


Don't forget the fences and the little partially-thatch-covered picnic tables.


I think they (we) should get it from the teachers' and prison guards' unions.
Hell, ALL the government-employee unions.  If they can't pay up, sack 'em.

--
Cheers,
Bev
O_________________________________________________O
"John Wayne toilet paper -- It's rough, it's tough,
  and it don't take no crap from nobody."

  The thievery of Green sticker monies was done
 before. Some of the OHV groups sued and won.
 As the *loans* were never repaied as they were
 supposed to. As far as I know. None of the (borrowed)
 monies were ever repaied. Even after the lawsuit.
 Remember, this is KALIFORNIA. The nation's capitol
 for the Tax & Spend Loonie Left. You could complain
 till you were blue in the face. But, the Feinstein's,
 Boxers, etc... will laugh at you behind your back.
 Sit back and watch what these people do to our
 2nd amendment rights over then next year or so, also.
 The rest of the country will be following in our
 boot steps soon.
 ooohhhh, I think I am going to be sick.....
 SloCalSpode.