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On the recordJune 10, 1994
Mr. Chairman, generally I think that first of all wilderness permits emergency and lifesaving and so forth and does permit the use of motorized vehicles in those instances. There is a unique problem here, a dilemma, apparently, in essence. I just want to ask a question of the sponsor. On page 6 of his amendment his talks about "before the enactment of this act." In other words, he is talking about a date immediately before the enactment of the act. Is that the concern here? In other words, the standard here is what are the activities immediately, the activities that have gone on for 50 years? I think there is some misinterpretation here.
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Bruce F. Vento
Minnesota
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Discussing concerns about wilderness permits and motorized vehicle use during a committee meeting.

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