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• In a May 13, 1918 letter to Stephen T. Mather, first Director of the National Park Service, then-Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane wrote, "Every opportunity should be afforded the public, wherever possible to enjoy the national parks in the manner that best satisfies the individual taste. Automobiles and motorcycles will be permitted in all of the national parks; in fact, the parks will be kept accessible by any means practicable. All outdoor sports, which may be maintained consistently with the observation of the safeguards thrown around the national parks by law will be heartily endorsed and aided wherever possible. Mountain climbing, horseback riding, walking, motoring, swimming, boating, and fishing will ever be the favorite sports. Winter sports will be developed in the parks that are accessible throughout the year. Hunting will not be permitted in any national park."
• California Air Resources Board member Ron Roberts has praised new four-stroke engine technology as “a win-win situation where we will have cleaner air and cleaner water and people will be able to continue to enjoy these recreational vehicles.” CARB has the most stringent exhaust emissions standards in the U.S., far exceeding federal standards set by EPA.