[mou] SF850/HF1077 Conference Committee

[fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us]

>From: "Jerry Maertens   \(Shirlee\)" <maertens@paulbunyan.net>
>To: "Sen. Linda Scheid" <sen.linda.scheid@senate.mn>,
>   "Rep Dennis Ozment" <rep.dennis.ozment@house.leg.state.mn.us>,
>   "Senator John Marty" <sen.john.marty@senate.mn>,
>   "Rep. Bob Gunther" <rep.bob.gunther@house.mn>,
>   "Rep. Elaine Harder" <rep.elaine.harder@house.mn>,
>   "Rep Tom Hackbarth" <rep.tom.hackbarth@house.mn>,
>   "Sen Steve Dille" <sen.steve.dille@senate.mn>,
>   "Rep David Dill" <rep.david.dill@house.mn>,
>   "Randy Frederickson" <fredericksonr@willmar.k12.mn.us>
>Cc: "Rep Larry Howes" <rep.larry.howes@house.leg.state.mn.us>,
>   "Senator Carrie Ruud" <sen.carrie.ruud@senate.mn>,
>   "Rep Doug Fuller" <rep.doug.fuller@house.leg.state.mn.us>,
>   "Senator Tom Saxhaug" <sen.tom.saxhaug@senate.mn>,
>   "Senator Rod Skoe" <Sen.Rod.Skoe@senate.mn>
>Subject: SF850/HF1077 Conference Committee
>Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 12:36:09 -0500
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Just a little more background on this legislation, from Mississippi
Headwaters Audubon.

Randy Frederickson


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>The Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society (MHAS) supports SF850 as was
>passed by the full Senate yesterday.   We would also urge your
>committee not to make any further amendments to this bill.
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>We believe that OHV uses on public lands should be on established trails
>and  these trails posted open to OHV travel. If not posted open the trail
>is closed.  Additional enforcement is needed and OHV funds must pay for
>damages. OHV users  are not the only users of our State forests.
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>With all the damages occurring in our road rights-of-ways, we also
>believe that the determination of which road right-of-ways are to be open
>to ATV use, should be the decision of the local unit of government.
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>It is obvious that the cross-country ATV closure that became law last year
>did nothing to lessen the damages.  We need this legislation now!
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>MHAS is located in North-central Minnesota, headquartered out of Bemidji,
>and  is one of 14 Audubon chapters in Minnesota. We were organized in the
>early  1970's and as one of our founding members put it: "to serve as a
>sounding  board for local and regional environmental issues and a
>conscience for the  protection and proper management of the natural
>resources of northern  Minnesota." Presently we have about 400 members
>within the area from  International Falls to Grand Rapids, Walker, Park
>Rapids, Fosston, and  Warroad.
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>Thank you very much for considering our request and hope that you support
>SF850 and the end result that will protect our Minnesota resources first
>and  foremost.
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>Jerry Maertens
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>Issues Co-Chair
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>Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society
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>885 Bootleg Lake Road SW
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>Bemidji MN 56601
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