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CORVA Thread, what they are doing for you!

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EDIT… SEE POST 44

Yes, they need your support. Emails, letters, phone calls, visits, demonstrations... donations. Whatever you can do to support those who fight to preserves access for us to ride.

Latest news pub, "ORIA, Off Roaders in Action":
https://corva.org/resources/Documents/ORIA-Winter-2020.pdf

more to follow.
Metcalf
Hollister
Carnegie
Pismo
Prairie City
Cow Mtn
Penny Pines
Georgetown/ Rock Creek
Clear Creek

Is some of the stuff I care about. I hope you do too.
 
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And (AG) on the committee working with the State on our SVRA’s.

Such a wonderful organization for us to protect our dirty rights. :thumbup
 
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Maybe this; yes!
 

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More Carnegie: Diana Mead just sent this to Governor GoodHair.

Governor Gavin Newsom
1303 10th Street Ste 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
February 6, 2021

Dear Governor Newsom,

We have noticed that the Sierra Club is urging you do the “right thing” and declare a nonexistent park, to exclude off highway motorized vehicle use. To say this is disingenuous is downplaying the consequences to any actions you might take in making such a declaration.

The acreage the Sierra Club is arbitrarily calling “Tesla Park”, is a 3000+ acre parcel owned by California State Parks, acquired with the expressed intention of expanding Carnegie State Vehicle Recreation Area, with funding from the Off Highway Motorized Vehicle Recreation trust fund. This property was not acquired through force but through a voluntary sale from property owners to the State. Willing sellers and a willing buyer, performed a transaction that was not a secret to the local stakeholders.

Secondly, let’s talk a bit about our State Parks investment in this project. Over the 20 plus years since acquisition, State Parks, again with OHVMR Funds, mitigated (1.2 million dollar price tag) a SF Water District mess created with the Hetch Hetchy development. State Parks has rehabilitated the tailings left behind by a turn of the 19th century mining operation. Wildlife and indigenous sites have been cataloged and are protected today just as they are in the currently operating portion of the park. The water sources on the property now must meet the stringent State Parks protections. In the past they have been labeled “agricultural”. We are certain the Sierra Club is clear on the difference in those designations.

There remains work to be done to ensure the safety of future public access. Much of this work is outlined in the Carnegie SVRA General Plan, which went through a robust, lawful public comment period before approval in 2016. Ensuring sustainable public access, motorized or other means, requires a significant ongoing maintenance budget. This kind of funding is allocated in the General Plan.

We encourage you to consult with State Parks and perhaps, those of us who are very invested in the expansion of this SVRA, before acting on public pressuring from a respected, albeit uninformed, organization. Quite honestly, this has turned into a “not in my backyard" tantrum, disguised as an environmentally concerned effort.

California State Parks and the OHMVR Division in particular, is required by statute, to meet higher standards than any other established park entity in California. It defies logic to declare State Parks somehow “unfit” and shift ownership of this property to an unknown entity all to “protect’ it from a single activity enjoyed sustainably at nine State Parks this very moment.

Thank you, Governor, for taking a moment to read this correspondence. We too, hope you will do the “right thing”. Support our State Parks and the Californians who visit them.

Diana Mead
A concerned off road enthusiast, resident of Concord, CA


CC: California State Parks and Recreation, Director Quintero

California Department of Natural Resources, Secretary Crowfoot

OHMVR Division of State Parks, Deputy Director, Sarah Miggins
 
Can someone explain the status of the latest bills from Glazer and Bauer-Kahan AB-1512 and SB-799. The repurposing the Carnegie expansion land. All I can find is "Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Glazer." but I understand this can be ordered "active" with one day's notice! Last time in 2019 Newsom refused to sign the bill after it had pass the State Assembly and State Senate and saved our land for OHV. With him being under pressure with the recall and pandemic Im concerned he'll be less likely to buck the Sierra Club and others of the Democratic base. Is SB-799 dead or waiting in the wings for a vote in the full CA Senate.
 
CORVA Alert for Carnegie

California Legislative Alert

AB 1512 (Bauer-Kahan) Off-highway vehicular recreation: Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area: Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area

AB 1512 is in the Senate Appropriations Committee Suspense File to be heard on Thursday, August 26th, Upon Adjournment of Session

The Off Road Vehicle Legislative Coalition is comprised of several statewide or regional organizations of OHV enthusiasts. Our coalition has reviewed AB 1512 and strongly opposes this bill. AB 1512 would deny opportunities for local Bay Area residents, including the elderly and disabled and motorized recreation enthusiasts.

It will set a precedent, allowing for the sale of any State Park where neighboring property owners seek relief from a perceived “wrong” in that Park.
There are legislative and institutional processes in place to dispose of State Parks properties. These processes were deliberate in their development to ensure careful consideration of all factors before these assets would be sold or redesignated. AB 1512 seeks to do an end run around these institutional processes.
Opposition to the Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA), whether the expansion property or the current park, is a local issue. Statewide legislation is an abuse of legislative resources. Consider that this is the fifth year in a row such legislation has been introduced, and it still is directed at a single State Park.
SB 249 (Chapter 459, Statutes of 2017) outlines specific processes and standards for State Vehicle Recreation Areas such as Carnegie, that exceed the standards for other State Parks. The proposed conservatorships would not be required to meet these high standards nor be required to be accessible to the California public.
Carnegie SVRA meets the standards established for an urban park. Elimination of this resource is in direct conflict with this standard.
Contact your Senator and Governer Newsom NOW to oppose AB 1512!



Don’t know who your senator is? http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

If your Senator is not on the committee list above, please contact Senator Toni Atkins, Senate President Pro Tempore, and Governor Newsom; tell them of your OPPOSITION to AB 1512.

Contact Senator Atkins and the Governor NOW to oppose AB 1512.

Senator Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) – President Pro Tempore
Capitol Telephone: (916) 651-4039
E-Mail: senator.atkins@senate.ca.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SDToni/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SenToniAtkins

Governor Gavin Newsom
Telephone: (916) 445-2841
E-mail: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov40mail/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinNewsom/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom
 
Edit: this is to my Senator, Cortese…

This angers me on so many levels.. This a veiled give away to Garamendi/ Connolly disguised as an environmental preserve. In reality the bill would just help their elk hunting business. And their egos.

Plans for the expansion area would be a preserve:
A full third of the 3100 acres would be a buffer zone, dedicated to conservation and restoration with no motorized travel. The rest of the area calls for 4-wheel drive touring and backcountry camping. For disabled and elderly individuals this is an exciting proposal because there is no existing opportunity for drive-in camping in a rural setting in the greater Bay Area.

As the repeated attempts to legislate the use of the expansion area from the OHV community have changed, I wonder about the remediation/ clean up costs associated with the previous mining operations will fall upon the OHMVR department even though that user group would be denied access to the area.

It is legislators’ responsibility to answer this before supporting this legislation. That, and it is the role of special interest groups, through their donations and political influence, to micromanage State Parks? Is it legal? Can you be our Champion in challenging this questionable behavior?

I will call when I have a chance.
 
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Unfortunately Rebecca Bauer-Kahn is my state assembly member and Glazer is my Senator. But I did email them anyways and Atkins and Newsom.
 
Glazer is Keyser Söze

Evil support the affluent special interest politician.
 
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Unfortunately Rebecca Bauer-Kahn is my state assembly member and Glazer is my Senator. But I did email them anyways and Atkins and Newsom.
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Actually… if you are their constituent, you can easily get a meeting with the staff. First you email, then you call, then you show up at their office. Ask them hard questions.

How much money has Celeste and Marky given you guys? How many entities did they create to circumvent or hide political contributions:thumbdown? Do you know about the clean up required for the site? Staff is often quite cool, even if the boss is not.

But you do already have a foot in the door.
 
The Carnegie bill was signed by the Gov yesterday.
CORVA did some effective trading.

A good analysis and comment:


September 15, 2021

The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor
State of California
State Capitol Building Position: Comments
Sacramento, CA 95814

Re: Financial Aspects of the Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area, AB 155 (Assembly Budget Committee), pp. 7-8, 52-53 /SB 155 (Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee) Public resources trailer bill, pp. 8-9, 51-52, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission

Dear Governor Newsom:

The Off Road Vehicle Legislative Coalition is comprised of several statewide or regional organizations of OHV enthusiasts.

We are writing concerning AB 155/SB 155, a bill that would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to determine the best use of land known as the “Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area,” which is currently part of the Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area. The bill would prohibit the land from being designated as a state vehicular recreation area.

Existing law, the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Act of 2003, states it is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Parks and Recreation should support both motorized recreation and motorized off-highway access to nonmotorized recreation. Existing law establishes the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund and requires the revenues in the fund to be available, upon appropriation, for specified purposes, including the planning, acquisition, development, mitigation, construction, maintenance, administration, operation, restoration, and conservation of lands in state vehicular recreation areas and certain other areas.

The bill would transfer $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the State Parks and Recreation Fund to determine the best use of the land, as specified. The bill would transfer $29,800,000 from the General Fund to the Off Highway Motor Vehicle Trust Fund to be used for the acquisition and development of properties to expand off-highway vehicle recreation, as provided.

The Tesla property will become a new state park closed to motorized recreation upon approval.

When considering acquisition and development of properties to expand off-highway vehicle recreation opportunities, the department may prioritize properties that have potential to serve large urban areas such as the Bay Area and Central Valley, offer potential recreational opportunities for off highway vehicle recreation, and potential opportunities for motorized access to nonmotorized recreation.

Properties for consideration may include areas within existing State Parks and State Recreation Areas, including, but not limited to, Henry Coe State Park.
The department shall not consider the Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area in this process.

The transfer of $29,800,00 from the General Fund to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Trust Fund will reimburse the off-highway vehicle fund $18.3 million for the estimated current value of the land that can be used for acquisition and development of new opportunities for off-highway motor vehicle recreation, and $11.5 million that will be set aside for planning and construction of an alternative off-road park.
An additional $1,000,000 would be transferred from the General Fund toward transitioning the Tesla property into a non-OHV park.

This bill would provide an available and equitable alternative for the loss of the Tesla property as an area for off-highway motor vehicle recreation.

The dramatic increase of motorized recreation registrations during the Covid pandemic exacerbates the critical need to supply this growing population with sufficient areas to recreate.

This bill would provide the Department of Parks and Recreation with an opportunity to apply environmental standards adopted as part of SB 249 (Allen) in an innovative park setting.

This proposed urban park would encourage family recreation close to large population areas in both the greater Bay Area and the Central Valley and encourage the use of new forms of motorized recreation including e-bikes and electric motorcycles. Technology is evolving in the motorized recreation segment to include new forms of electric vehicular travel, and Henry Coe State Park would provide an opportunity to explore the use of renewable energy sources.

The opportunities needed in a motorized urban park, as previously identified in the redacted Carnegie SVRA General Plan and Environmental Impact Report include:

Contiguous acreage to encourage family and group motorized recreation inclusivity.

Multiple use campgrounds allowing disabled and elderly backcountry camping.

More recreational opportunities for beginner and intermediate riders.

Multiple use OHV trails for use by ATV's and UTV's.

4 Wheel Drive technical course and trail system integrated into the terrain.
Trails for technical riding and skill development. 

Accommodate motorized recreational access to non-motorized recreational opportunities.

Develop site for Environmental Training and Interpretive Center to service the district.

The Off Road Vehicle Legislative Coalition is appreciative for the consideration exhibited in AB 155/SB 155 for the motorized enthusiast community.

The allocated funding in AB 155/SB 155, and the ability to pursue appropriate opportunities in existing state park properties will help accommodate the considerable increase in off-road registrations during the past two years.

Motorized enthusiasts are dependent on the state of California and the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide safe and well-managed facilities to enjoy with their families.

AB 155/SB 155 presents a potentially equitable solution to a local issue, and provides a secure future for motorized recreation in California. With the realization of the critical need for increased motorized recreational opportunities and motorized recreational access to the non-motorized activities, we stand ready to assist the state with the immediate assessment of available properties in California, including the possibility of a new SVRA located within Henry Coe State Park.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit these comments and we look forward to working with the Administration to advance this opportunity for Californians.
Please contact our legislative advocate, Kathryn Lynch, at (916) 838-6600 or lynch@lynchlobby.com, with any questions.

Sincerely,


Ed Stovin
Treasurer

cc: Ms. Hazel Miranda, Deputy Legislative Secretary, Governor’s Office
Mr. Andrew Hull, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance (AB 155/SB 155)
Mr. Armando Quintero, Director, Department of Parks and Recreation
Ms. Patricia Urena, Chair, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission
Ms. Kathryn Lynch, Legislative Advocate
Off Road Vehicle Legislative Coalition
 
Honorable my ass.

God bless CORVA though. :thumbup
 
This week's managing directors report:

We have problems with permits in BLM Desert areas, the Forest Service is recovering from the fires and much at State Parks isn't working for the OHV community.

A number of different entities are wanting to do cleanups in desert areas, and BLM has been reluctant to give permits. There is a cleanup planned for the Mojave Trail area, and we will have John Negru, from D37 Dual Sport come on the Zoom meeting tonight to talk about working with CORVA and CORVA clubs on cleanups together. It's a great idea and California Dual Sport Riders is already on board to help, and I'm sure sure there are many other clubs will as well. The goal is to have 4WD clubs and dual sport/dirt bike clubs work together in the best CORVA tradition.

I had a meeting with the Regional Forester this past week, Jennifer Eberlien. I've known Jen for about 12 years, and took a wildfire training course with her many years ago. Longevity and persistence really does count with advocacy! In a big change from the last Regional Forester (who is now Chief of the Forest Service in DC), Jen supports OHV recreation and has a lot of experience with planning. We talked about the mistakes that have been made with Travel Management and revisiting some of the decisions. We need to survey enthusiasts in every forest and get priorities from them for systems and areas that need to be revisited for upgraded Travel Management plans. That will be a big job, but we can do it!

We also talked about creating a new Recreation Roundtable, that would include mountain bikes and e-bikes, all forms of off-road recreation, overland and adventure bikes and equestrians and have quarterly meetings (at a minimum) with the Forest Service. This roundtable would not include anti-access groups like the Wilderness Society or Sierra Club, who seem to be invited by default to every other Forest Service meeting. With remote technology, we can easily reach all sorts of enthusiasts from all different locations. We'll talk about this possibility more on the meeting. I've also reached out to Region 6, Oregon and Washington to see if we can start a Recreation Roundtable for Northern California, Oregon and Washington. There's a lot of potential for CORVA to bring leadership to this area.

I hope most of the board members remember the SVRA Management Report that CORVA presented to the OHMVR Commission in February 2020. I've attached the report for new board members that may not have read the report. I'm sad to say that the problems we reported in this report have not gotten any better, and in some cases are worse in regards to misuse of funds, redirection if equipment owned by the OHMVR Division and lack of attention to issues facing SVRA's. We have to bring this to the forefront again, and make sure that State Parks understands these issues must be addressed.

We did well with legislation this year, but it's time to initiate change within State Parks itself.

Starting with the Galt Jeep Show at the end of September, every weekend in October has been busy as well. Thanks to everyone who came to the 50th Anniversary of the OHMVR Division at Hungry Valley SVRA. COVA will be attending Metalcloak Skillz Days to spread awareness about CORVA.

Ken O, Jackie and I had a great time at the VORRA races, with Diana, Ken C and Lori and Mark Fagerroos going to the Northern Jamboree. Next Saturday, October 30th, is the unveiling of the historic plaque at Carnegie SVRA which I'll be attending, with another opportunity to get in front of State Parks personnel. I'll be thinking of everyone at Fright Night, I'm sure it will be a great event.

The OHMVR Commission meeting and workshop is the 27th and 28th. More information, and to sign up for the Zoom meeting can be found here: https://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=27160

I want to thank Jon Kinley and Mike Mc for helping with designs for the store. Mike came up with a twist on a shirt we've done before that is very exciting. As a reminder, the shirts are all 100% cotton and made in America. We have received a new order of bear hats on the store and have a new item that will arrive any day, and an orange-colored aluminum water bottle with the CORVA logo should arrive any day.

So much is going on, and everyone deserves a big thanks for all their hard work at shows and events from September and October. This is always our busiest time of year.
 
CDONA said:
More wins over lawsuits about Pismo dunes

https://calcoastnews.com/2021/11/oceano-dunes-off-road-vehicle-enthusiasts-win-two-more-lawsuits/
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this is one of the comments after the article:

Beware, it appears these wins are only temporary because the rulings were based on errors that can be remedied on the next taxpayer funded lawsuits, interagency law suits justify steady employment. The dunes are a result of the geographic location and that will not change thus the sand blown down wind. What will change is the money from one hand to another.
 
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