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Urgent: Legislative Support Need
ISSA Member,
Recently, our legislative committee had a conference call with our
lobbyists, Mike Heller and Paula Feltner. They reported to us that our bill
is still stuck in a sub-committee of the House Ways & Means and will go no
further without some more action on our part.
We need your help in bringing our bill SF192 to the floor for a vote. We
need you to call and/or email your representative within the next 48 hours.
Using your own words, here is the message we would like you to get across
to your representative.
"I am very much in favor of SF192, the bill to increase snowmobile
registration fees form $15 to $30. This increase is sorely needed to fund
Iowa's snowmobile program. The funds are used to develop and maintain
a safe trail system within the state of Iowa. We want to keep Iowa
Snowmobilers in the state of Iowa. Since the last increase in 2002 our cost
have risen dramatically, fuel alone has more than doubled. As my elected
representative, I want you to ask the House Leadership, Kraig Paulsen,
Linda Upmeyer, and Jeff Kaufmann, to bring the bill to the floor for a vote
and for you to support the bill."
Thanks for your help and support!
Gary Burger
President-ISSA
ISSA Member,
Recently, our legislative committee had a conference call with our
lobbyists, Mike Heller and Paula Feltner. They reported to us that our bill
is still stuck in a sub-committee of the House Ways & Means and will go no
further without some more action on our part.
We need your help in bringing our bill SF192 to the floor for a vote. We
need you to call and/or email your representative within the next 48 hours.
Using your own words, here is the message we would like you to get across
to your representative.
"I am very much in favor of SF192, the bill to increase snowmobile
registration fees form $15 to $30. This increase is sorely needed to fund
Iowa's snowmobile program. The funds are used to develop and maintain
a safe trail system within the state of Iowa. We want to keep Iowa
Snowmobilers in the state of Iowa. Since the last increase in 2002 our cost
have risen dramatically, fuel alone has more than doubled. As my elected
representative, I want you to ask the House Leadership, Kraig Paulsen,
Linda Upmeyer, and Jeff Kaufmann, to bring the bill to the floor for a vote
and for you to support the bill."
- Other facts you may wish to state or include:
- Tax payers with no registered snowmobiles will not be impacted.
- Iowa has 5,000 miles of trails, yet spends 1/4-1/10 per mile of that
of surrounding states. - Iowa snowmobiling generates over $81 million in revenue and
supports over 1,000 jobs. - The fee increase is sponsored by the Iowa State Snowmobile
Association and has the support of the vast majority of registered
snowmobilers.
Thanks for your help and support!
Gary Burger
President-ISSA
ISSA Participates in Legislative Evening
Jan. 31; Keep Making Calls to Politicians
Members of the ISSA's Legislation Committee participated in the Iowa
Tourism Legislative Evening Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
in Des Moines.
This mingling of special interest groups and state legislators was crucial to
resuscitating the $15 snowmobile registration fee legislation (Senate File
192) or enacting a $15 trail pass system in Iowa.
"This proposed trail permit amendment is a fall-back position in case our
SF192 bill doesn't pass the House," explained ISSA President Gary Burger. "It
is also meant to send the message to the House that we are not giving up on
our request to increase the revenue to our program."
More details are available in last week's Legislative Update from ISSA
Lobbyists Mike Heller and Paula Felter. Calls to legislative leaders continue to
be critical at this juncture to ensure the future of the snowmobile program in
Iowa, as detailed Burger's letter below.
Jan. 31; Keep Making Calls to Politicians
Members of the ISSA's Legislation Committee participated in the Iowa
Tourism Legislative Evening Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
in Des Moines.
This mingling of special interest groups and state legislators was crucial to
resuscitating the $15 snowmobile registration fee legislation (Senate File
192) or enacting a $15 trail pass system in Iowa.
"This proposed trail permit amendment is a fall-back position in case our
SF192 bill doesn't pass the House," explained ISSA President Gary Burger. "It
is also meant to send the message to the House that we are not giving up on
our request to increase the revenue to our program."
More details are available in last week's Legislative Update from ISSA
Lobbyists Mike Heller and Paula Felter. Calls to legislative leaders continue to
be critical at this juncture to ensure the future of the snowmobile program in
Iowa, as detailed Burger's letter below.
