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April 22, 2017 - Senate Bill 249 (Allen), which makes a number of substantial changes to the State’s Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program, passed out of its second committee on Tuesday amid ample opposition from groups including recreational rcrc logovehicle proponents and local governments. 

The OHV Program is due to sunset at the end of 2017 and must be reauthorized by the Legislature. 

While SB 249 extends the program another five years, it also overhauls the program in a way that opponents feel will not only diminish local economic and resource benefits from the program, but could also ultimately lead to the elimination of the program altogether, and limit the ability of OHV use in designated State parks.

SB 249 passed out of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on an 8-2 vote, but not without hesitancy as several members expressed concerns about what the bill would mean for the future of the OHV program, including whether funds could be siphoned from the program to the main budget.  Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), who represents several RCRC member counties, was particularly vocal in his concerns about the bill and its potential impacts on local rural economies, ultimately urging Senator Allen to continue negotiating with stakeholders to make numerous improvements to the bill. 

SB 249 will next be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.  RCRC’s comment letter can be accessed here.
Source: Rural County Representatives of California