A SUCCESSFUL WEEK AT THE 21st WASHINGTON DC FLY-IN

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The American Council of Snowmobile Associations (ACSA) is your voice in Washington, DC on national snowmobile issues and its volunteers held the Trails and Mountain meeting on Sunday morning and an ACSA Board Meeting Sunday afternoon.

There were speakers on Monday from Capitol Hill, Agencies and Partners. Topics included the American Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023, Great American Outdoor Act, deferred maintenance in the Forest Service, improvements made to partner with volunteers on the chain saw certification and bridge inspections, and Forest Travel Planning.

Other issues included Minimum/Adequate Snow Depth for Grooming, RTP Funding and FHWA Waiver proposals, Waters of the US and the possible overreach of the federal government and the BLM Landscape and Conservation Rule.

Also of interest is the proposal of recreation money being used to fund the building of EV charging stations on Forest Service lands.

The Fly-In included 40 snowmobilers making visits to 150 Congressional and Senate offices to discuss all of those topics!

Thanks to all of the volunteers and snowmobile associations for the continued support of taking this important message to the decision makers in Washington, the importance of snowmobiling and thanking them for their support in the past, and asking for their continued support.

Snowmobilers met with the US Forest Service and Jacqueline Emanuel, US Forest Service Associate Deputy, to discuss snowmobile access and winter recreation. Among the topics discussed, the Reimagined Recreating Effort, a three phase approach for a collective vision for the future. What do you know about the Great American Outdoor Act?

A few ended the day with a great meeting with Congressman Bergman from Michigan.

MISORVA is a member of ACSA, and these are more of the good things accomplished by the membership dues!