Save johnson valley august 2012 campaign - get involved or shut the hell up!

[kim]

Day 4 of 7: Today's selected rep is a BIG ONE! 29 Palms and Johnson Valley are HIS district and we've been trying to get a meeting with him for months. Please, please make every effort to reach out to Jerry Lewis' office today.
Thursday August 9th, 2012 Please call:
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA 41) or
District Director Rachel Khalili
[email protected]
Redlands 909-862-6030 fax 909-335-9155
DC: (202) 225-5861 Fax: (202) 225-6498

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[dan200]

The rep point system is not working but when its back up i will be repping everyone who does what is asked in this thread... (i know its silly but if it gets one more person to help this plan than its worth it)

[frostbite36]

How to contact Congresswoman Bono-Mack

https://bono.house.gov/contact_mary/contactform.htm

[B-Dub 1020]

I went to school with Jerry Lewis's daughter, I left a message for her to put a little bug in dads ear if possible. She's not into racing but she loves camping and quad riding with her kids. Everything helps I hope

[frostbite36]

Here is a email model to send

1. Congressman/congresswoman (their name here), I protest the proposed closure of the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) recreation area In Johnson valley.



2. I hope you realize your constituents are highly impacted. The continued shrinking of public land access by loud and politically active ecological-oriented organizations as well as this new threat by military access expansion hugely reduces the last of the remaining areas for OHV recreation.



3. I hope that you can be the voice of off-road enthusiasts who do not have many places to recreate anymore due to the above reasons.



4. Our public lands are for the people's use and should not be given to the military to make into a permanently unusable bombing range as areas are already established for this use.



5. See the attached information.





Respectfully,





Your name and contact information here...


1. California Motorized Recreation Council And the Johnson Valley Off Road Recreation Area





ISSUE: Marine Corps plans to acquire 160,000 acres of BLM land next to Marine Corps Ground Air Combat Center (MCGACC) Twenty Nine Palms eliminates most of the land available under the California Desert Conservation Plan (1980) available for to off highway (OHV) recreation impacting OHV activity and the local and national economy.



. Johnson Valley OHV recreation area is 189,700 acres that develops at least 300,000 visitor days per year and is world renowned as an OHV recreation area..

. Economic impact: BLM estimates $71.5 million annually into the local economy and $191.2 Million into the national economy.

. USMC has a new requirement for MEB level maneuver training and intends to acquire 160,000 acres of this the land from BLM and conduct live fire on all but 40,000 acres - permanently closing access to 120,000 acres.

. Local authorities and State authorities and thousands of citizens are opposed to the transfer of this land.

. USMC is well into the EIS process and could issue a Record of decision as early as this summer.

. Options other than those in the Draft EIS need to be considered:

o Permitted use of land from BLM (like at other BLM sites used for training)

o Other BLM land in the region (not necessarily adjacent).

. More time needed for deliberation and seeking options on both sides and with the State.

o Not urgent since Marines have been deploying to combat for 10 years without this extra range - should have more time to seek a broader solution set.

o Once live fire starts the land is permanently lost. We need to find accommodation for OHV needs and that will require BLM and State officials.

. The US House of Representatives passed an Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act that requires, prior to transfer, the Secretary of the Navy to provide a report on the new Marine requirement for this land and on the economic impact and on other potential solutions to the elimination of recreational land.

. In spite of this Congressional interest, the Secretary of the Navy just entered the final Environmental Impact Statement into the Federal Register and can now within a short time announce his "Record of Decision" to acquire this land.

. The intent of the House of Representatives was to slow this down to have a better look at it. The Navy has run roughshod over the House and ignored their intent. The House should be angry. We are.

. Please call the Secretary of the Navy and tell him to stop this provcess until all the stakeholders - including federal legislators - have had their voices heard.

. If the Marines went through 10 years of war without this extra land, it surely could wait a few months until all interests could be accommodated.





Your name and contact info here...

[J Prich]

In my correspondence with the democratic members of Congress, I have included mention of the fact that in light of the POTUS's withdrawl plans for Afghanistan and the current inability to reach agreement on defense budget cuts ( ref: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/09/opinio...uts/index.html), expanding military training sites does not make strategic or fiscal sense.

Expanding training resources while drawing down combat ops doesn't make sense. Spending millions to do so in the face of dramatic, across the board defense cuts doesn't make sense. You cannot support the expansion of military training and increased military spending while simuntaneously advocating for the end of combat operations and huge defense budget cuts.

[kim]

Hey folks - this is important. I just got off the phone with reps from Rep McCarthy and McKeon's office. They both told me that some people are calling and being quite rude. Claiming that "you just don't get it." Believe me they do! These guys are on our side. As a matter of fact - BIG NEWS should be breaking soon regarding the Bartlett Amendment and how the Marine Corps will be forced to work with the OHV community. All of us in leadership appreciate your help and participation but if you can't be respectful - don't make the calls. It's not worth it to us who have to do damage control. Stay tuned - info coming soon.

[NIKAL]

I also called Tim Donnelly District 36 Assembly and Gregg Imus who will be running for the District 8 Congress seat and trying to beat Nancy Pelosi. Both Tim and Gregg are open land & OHV supporters. They were both at last Saturday's Mojave Trails Meeting in Lacerne. Both Tim and Gregg appose Bill AB1595 too!

Tim Donnelly District 36 Assemblymen (Hemet, Lucerne valley) OHV Supporter
760-244-5277 Hesperia office
916-319-2059 Capitol Office

http://www.imusforcongress.com/

If we can keep the Marines from closing Johnson Valley to OHV's and if we can get parts of AB1595 amended then we have accomplished two huge goals! It's these victory's big or small that added up and get the ball rolling in our favor.

One other thing to mention is the $33 million dollars of OHV fund money that was "Misplaced". If Johnson Valley is to close to OHV how much more money will the State lose? The OHV fund seems to be the most well funded program, and yet the state continues to raid it and if we are not there putting money back in it they will have nothing to raid.

[Shoyrtt]

More calls today, Friday August 10, 2012, and as Kim said, keep it respectful. Congresswoman Bono is on our side on this issue.

Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA 45) or District Director Marc Troast Palm Desert 760-320-1076 fax 760-320-0596

[kim]

More calls today, Friday August 10, 2012, and as Kim said, keep it respectful. Congresswoman Bono is on our side on this issue. Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA 45) or District Director Marc Troast Palm Desert 760-320-1076 fax 760-320-0596

[email protected]