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Gregoire to kill WA. Motorcycle Safety Program
To arms! To arms! Gregoire to kill WA. Motorcycle Safety Program
Legislative Action AlertThe recent local news has been awash with reports
of the Governor's intentions to eliminate over 150 boards and commissions.
The net result of this proposal, as declared in her policy statement, will
be the elimination of the Washington State Motorcycle Safety and Advisory
Board (note item 19 on page 2). This is the citizen oversight board,
requested by the motorcyclists of Washington and funded through their
endorsement fees. This is the same advisory board that has mentored the
program from its earliest days, resulting in one of the best motorcycle
safety programs in the nation and one of the best relationships between
the riders of a state and the agency administering the program.Here are
the bills that are looking at boards and commissions at this time.HB 2087:
Eliminates the board in its entirety (see section 34)HB 1497: Kills the
entire motorcycle safety training program (see section 901 (12))SB 5588:
Suspends the entire program until July 1, 2011 (see section 109)All riders
need to contact their representative and let them know that the riding
community will not tolerate the elimination of any portion of a program
that is proven to save lives, with absolutely no revenue impact on either
the general fund or the motor vehicle fund. The entire funding stream for
this program comes from the riding community. Points to emphasize: It is
revenue neutral. It saves lives. The riding community asked that the program
be established 25 years ago and has vigorously supported it ever
since. Flood the switchboards ad hit the e-mail. It is imperative that we
nip this in the bud. To find your legislator go to
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx Let's get busy. Ride
safely and legislate well "Texas" Larry Walker Government Relations
Specialist Washington Road Riders Association wrraleg@aol.com 360-271-9285

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