From Jane Clark at [log in to unmask]

Please call President Clinton...............

Folks: We are close to losing the rider battle to uphold the Park
Service's restrictions on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and other
national parks.  The Congress is expected to vote today (Dec.15) on
the final appropriations package of FY 2001 AND IT INCLUDES A RIDER
TO BLOCK THE PARK SERVICE FROM TAKING ANY FINAL ACTION TO REGULATE
SNOWMOBILES UNTIL JULY 31, 2001.  This means that the plan we worked
so hard to get in place in Yellowstone will be left in limbo.  In
this case, delay is likely to be death.

We can still win this, but only if President Clinton refuses to
accept the anti-environment riders in this bill.  He has indicated he
may veto the bill because of the riders, particularly one that
threatens endangered steller sea lions in Alaska.  TODAY IS THE DAY
to call the White House and tell the President to veto H.R. 4577, the
Labor-HHS appropriations bill.

Calls are best: 202-456-1111
Email: [log in to unmask]

Background:
At the culmination of a ten-year study and review process including
extensive public comment, the National Park Service at Yellowstone
and other national parks concluded that snowmobiles cause irreparable
harm to air, water, and soil quality, natural quiet, wildlife and
natural habitat, public health and safety, and visitors' ability to
enjoy the national park experience.  At Yellowstone, the NPS has
instituted a plan to phase out the destructive machines over three
years, eventually replacing them completely with cleaner, quieter
snowcoaches.  Unfortunately, the billion-dollar snowmobile industry
has managed to bend the ear of a few western legislators, thus
attaching a rider to a bill which would reverse the laborious and
thorough decision at Yellowstone as well as several other parks.

Thank you all very much for your support.  We apologize for the
unusually high number of alerts in the last several weeks, but as the
change of Administrations is likely to hold a very new future for the
management of our public lands, it is critical that we ensure that
the work we've done thus far isn't reversed by a sneaky legislative
maneuver at the last minute.  If you have any specific questions,
please do not hesitate to call or email [log in to unmask],
415.788.3666 ext. 157.


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300 Broadway, Suite 28
San Francisco, CA  94133
Phone: 415-788-3666 x 150
Fax: 415-788-7324
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