September X, 2017

The Honorable Ben AllenCalifornia State Senate Position: Support as proposed to be amendedState Capitol BuildingSacramento, CA 95814 Location: Assembly Appropriations Committee

Re: SB 159 (Allen) Off-highway motor vehicle recreation (As Amended June 15, 2017)

Dear Senator Allen,

On behalf of a coalition of off-highway vehicle recreation associations (Coalition) representing off-road recreation enthusiasts throughout the state of California, we are now able to inform you that with the amendments you are proposing to the current version of the bill, we will remove our stated opposition to your Senate Bill 159. Removing our opposition is conditioned upon the introduction of the amendments that have been the subject of negotiations between our organizations, the Administration (including the Department of Parks and Recreation), and your office, and that these proposals are adopted into the final version of the bill. The final amendment is required to remove the sunset from the Vehicle Code in the current bill language, and thus make it consistent with SB 249 which will concurrently remove the sunset in the Resources Code.

We thank you and your staff for working hard with us through this difficult process to arrive at a compromise solution that we can all agree to, and thus maintain the viability of a California program that has gained national recognition as a model for managing OHV recreation at the state level.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Haris, Western States RepresentativeAmerican Motorcyclist Association

Dave Pickett, Legislative Action Office DirectorD36 American Motorcyclist AssociationMember of the Board of DirectorsAmerican Motorcyclist Assoc. Congressman

Jerry Grabow, PresidentD37 American Motorcyclist Association

Nicole Nicholas Gilles, Executive DirectorAmerican Sand Association

Don Amador, Western RepresentativeBlue Ribbon Coalition / Sharetrails.org

Steve Egbert, PresidentCalifornia Four Wheel Drive Association, Inc.

John Paliwoda, Executive DirectorCalifornia Motorcycle Dealers Association

Ken Clarke, PresidentCalifornia Off-Road Vehicle Association

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Sarah Huff, Program DirectorCalifornia Recreation Alliance

Jerry Grabow, ChairmanEcologic Partners

Jeff Hindman, PresidentClovis Independent Four Wheelers

John Stewart, Publisher/Editor4x4Wire.com

Kathy R. Van KleeckSenior Vice President, Government RelationsMotorcycle Industry CouncilSpecialty Vehicle Institute of America Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association

Fred Wiley, President/CEOOff Road Business Association

Keith RinggenbergPresident, Outdoor Sportsmen's Coalition

Lisa C. McNamee, Co-Legislative CoordinatorSCI CA Coalition

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Ed Stovin, PresidentSan Diego Off-Road Coalition

Steve Egbert, Vice PresidentUnited Four Wheel Drive Association, Inc.

cc: Mr. Daniel Seeman, Deputy Legislative Secretary, Governor’s OfficeMs. Jennifer Galehouse, Consultant, Assembly Appropriations CommitteeMr. Robert Spiegel, Consultant, Assembly Republican CaucusMr. John Kennedy, Consultant, Assembly Republican Caucus

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