HB 1455-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the committee to review the following issues: (1) The appropriateness and enforceability of current decibel requirements for off-road vehicles;

(2) The appropriateness of any off-road vehicle usage requirements that would minimize nuisance noise impacts on those not operating the off-road vehicle;

(3) The applicability and consistency of local ordinances concerning noise and off-road vehicle usage; and

(4) The availability of, and barriers to, using public lands or other large ownerships to create areas where off-road vehicles can be operated with minimum noise disturbance of neighbors.

Requires the committee to report its findings and recommendations in the form of draft legislation to the legislature by December 1, 2005.

Expires July 1, 2006.