In the Money and Out of Control

Full Report

Executive Summary

CSNC's 1999 report, California's Off-Highway Vehicles: In the Money and Out of Control, has been widely circulated, with requests for copies coming from several governmental bodies, both within and outside California. In California, the improprieties documented in the report have led to a complete overhaul of the State's OHV Division. Regulations were adopted that implement environmental protections for public lands where OHV use is funded by the state. There is an environmental majority on the State's Off Highway Vehicle Commission. Former Governor Davis established an OHV Stakeholders Roundtable, where OHV users and environmentalists hammered out changes to the program that largely benefit the environment and wildlife. AB2274, which became law on January 1, 2003, greatly reduces the allowable decibel levels for vehicles used on public lands, from 101 db to 96 db. For more on these changes visit the California OHV Division website, at http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/.