BILL REQ. #: S-4736.1
State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
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TO THE HONORABLE GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully
represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, Recreational pack and saddle stock have historically used
and ridden on trails both on public lands and the backcountry of these
public lands; and
WHEREAS, In the past ten years, federal land managers have been
pressured by outside interests, for reasons not substantiated by
scientific evidence or research, to restrict or prohibit access to and
the use of trails by recreational pack and saddle stock on those public
lands; and
WHEREAS, A substantial number of these restrictions and
prohibitions violate the National Environmental Policy Act because
public hearings were not, and are not, held prior to enacting these
restrictions and prohibitions; and
WHEREAS, Federal policies regarding management of public lands have
a profound impact on the well-being of the citizens of Washington, and
changes to those policies should be conducted in an open public forum;
and
WHEREAS, The United States Congress has a bill in the Senate, S.
781, and an identical bill in the House of Representatives, HR 586,
entitled, "Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Land Act of 2005";
NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully request that the
Congress of the United States enact the Right-to-Ride Livestock on
Federal Land Act of 2005, S. 781 and HR 586.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately
transmitted to the Honorable George W. Bush, President of the United
States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of
Washington.