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Ed
Waldheim, of
Glendale, California, has been appointed to California
's Off-Highway Motor
Vehicle Recreation Commission. Waldheim served a previous term as a
commissioner and is president of Friends of Jawbone Canyon, Inc.,
and the California Off Road Vehicle Association (CORVA), as well as
being active in a number of other groups. Waldheim was recognized for nine
years of volunteer service in the BLM's Ridgecrest Field Office promoting
responsible OHV use on the public lands in
Southern California
.
Serving with Waldheim are: Judith Anderson, Montrose, Robert F.
Chavez, Encino, Michael F. Prizmich, Ione, Paul J. Spitler,
Davis, Harold Thomas,
Sacramento, and John
Brissenden, Hope
Valley
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The OHV Recreation Commission was created by the California
Legislature in 1982 to allow public input and provide policy guidance for
the OHV program. The Commission's duties include: allocating funds for OHV
capital outlay expenditures and OHV grants and cooperative agreements;
certifying environmental impact reports; and considering adverse impacts on
property in the vicinity of State Vehicle Recreation Areas, and recommending
measures to the Division to reduce those impacts.
Seven Commissioners are appointed to staggered, four-year terms. The
Governor appoints three of the members, and the Senate Rules Committee and
the Speaker of the Assembly each appoint two. The Commission membership is
required to represent a broad range of disciplines relevant to off-highway
recreation -- OHV recreation enthusiasts, nonmotorized recreation interests,
biologists, rural landowners, law enforcement, soil scientists, and
environmental interests.
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