Get Involved! California Legislature Threatens OHV Funds!

March 2011 - The California Legislature is threatening OHV recreation by planning to use the OHV Trust Fund to finance projects in state parks that don’t allow OHV use.

OHV enthusiasts can’t afford to allow Trust Fund money to be taken from funding OHV projects as the California Legislature has already taken $90 million earlier this year.  The OHV program in California is exclusively funded by OHV gasoline taxes and other fees associated with OHV use.  OHV projects require no money from California’s General Fund unlike the California State Parks. 

We urge you to have your voices heard to protect one of the few well-operating, self-funded programs in California.  The OHV Trust Fund should be used as a model for other programs in California rather than a bank to be used for other projects that don’t benefit OHV users. 

Please Take Action to urge your legislators and members of the budget conference committee to oppose the raid on the OHV Trust Fund!

FIND YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Send a letter to the following decision maker(s):
California Budget Conference Committee
Your Assemblyperson (if you live in California)
Your State Senator (if you live in California)

Below is the sample letter:

Subject: Oppose Raid on OHV Trust Fund

Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],

As an off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiast, I urge you to oppose efforts to raid the OHV Trust Fund for state parks that don't allow OHV use or for any other non-OHV related program.

While we all understand the extreme budgetary difficulties California faces, now is not the time to take money away from well-functioning and self-sufficient programs. The OHV program in California is exclusively funded by taxes on gasoline used in OHVs as well as other fees associated with OHV use. OHV users should not be punished as we have chosen to "pay to play" in good faith to further responsible OHV recreation rather than using money from the General Fund.

$90 million was already taken from the OHV Trust Fund earlier this year. Please support efforts to protect OHV recreation by making sure that no additional money is taken.

Thank you for your consideration on this important matter.

Sincerely,

Your Name