From the Inside – Out!
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BY JIM DUKE CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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FEBRUARY • 2022 • MICHIGAN SNOWMOBILER + ORV
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here’s never a lull in the political activity at our nation’s Capital, and most of the time those activities actually serve nothing or rarely anything of importance. Once in a while, however, issues are brought to the House or Senate floor for consideration, discussion, and possible inclusion in the legislative process that could have an impact on motorized recreation and, whether positive or negative, those of us that enjoy the freedom of motoring through the woods and wildlands, should be made aware of such proposals. Thanks to the American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) and their legal watchdogs, not much gets passed them, whether it is of a recreational nature or simply items of interest, that is not made public. Sometimes the issues require public input and at other times it becomes urgent for the interested parties to take immediate action and contact their elected officials. Although nothing of that magnitude is on the radar at this point in time, it never hurts to let your Representatives and Senators know you are paying attention to their positions on such initiatives. There are some interesting proposals for legislation circulating around the halls of Congress that bear watching, and although none are coming from within our great state, there’s always the possibility that the trickle-down might have a later impact. For example, recall if you will, the Canadian Lynx issue of some years past. We may have thought that one was done with because it eventually waned in publicity, but it has remained very active, and still at the top of some agency agendas. The Canadian Lynx has been considered an endangered specie for many years and was, in fact, placed on the official ESA list some twenty years ago although a promised recovery plan
