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For Immediate Release
July 3, 2002
Contact: Bill Kresnak
Phone: (614) 856-1900
Fax: (614) 856-1920
Florida
Gets New Motorized Trails Law
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Thanks to the longtime efforts of
Florida off-highway motorcycle and ATV riders, the state now
has a law requiring the creation of off-highway vehicle riding
areas and trails, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
reports.
Called the
"T. Mark Schmidt Off-Highway Vehicle Safety and Recreation
Act," the new law requires the state Division of Forestry to
develop and maintain a system of motorized recreation areas
and trails on public land. The new law, backed by local riders
and the Motorcycle Industry Council, also calls for a report
to be submitted to the governor and Legislature by Jan. 1,
recommending five places for motorized recreation use.
The law
also requires the division to publish a guidebook that
includes laws and regulations related to the program and maps
of the system's areas and trails.
Off-highway
vehicle titling fees will be used to fund the program.
The new law
is named in honor of the late Mark Schmidt, a Florida
motorcycle dealer who ardently supported creation of a state
trails program.
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