interesting facts about the access situation in hatteras

[Pier_man0909]

For those of you who don't know what the US Code is, The United States Code is the consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. the website below is the US House Of Representatives.

http://uscode.house.gov/


Cape Hatteras was named and designated as "Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area" and was given the purpose "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people". IT IS NOT A WILDLIFE REFUGE OR PRESERVE!
http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/f...20%20%20%20%20

areas that are adaptable to recreation shall be used as such.
http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/f...20%20%20%20%20


I have said before about to get on the negotiated rulemaking committee you must promise to negotiate in good faith. you mist sign a commitment when you apply to get on the committee. I wonder why the enviros are still on the committee since they broke their commitment by not participating and taking us to court, twice. right now they are participating in their own negotiations directly with the NPS, leaving out the other 27 members of the committee. that is a breach of contract. here it is kinda far down under subsection (b)
http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/f...20%20%20%20%20

what do you think?

[devomd63]

It is a travesty for the NPS to have alowed one special interest group to Hijack the neg reg process and leave all others on the side line. The higher ups at NPS mandated that this issue was to be made to "go-away" and that is why they are rolling over.

I think we would have been bettter off to have an injuction issued an have the ugly reality of these groups tatics rise to the publics attention.

The only way that the NPS and the SELC can show up on Friday with an "acceptable" consent decree for the judge is for the NPS to cave on all the points that we care about:

Permits
Park closed from sun down to sun up
Maximuim vehicle counts (like we have at Ass.)
Severe Bird closres on all the best fishing grounds

You can forget about the great Spring Drum fishing at the Point cause its going to be gone.

Fall is another story but in my mind, Fall has never been as strong as Spring.


The irony is that this approach is going to drive up the traffic on the parts of the beach that remain open because every one will be cruseing up and down the North Beaches and Hatteras beaches looking for the perfect "hole" at low tide.

It STINKS!!

[Pier_man0909]

it is total fuggin BS! what we are dealing with here is the US Joke System. just shows that he who has the money has the power. I still can't believe that we have the same judge hearing the case. He shows a complete bias imo, and seems to give them whatever they want and seems to treat our lawyers like crap. there have been articles in the paper about this judge before about "breaking ethics laws" and ruling in favor of companies he has interest in. I thought it was a law that if you have interest in a company, financial or other, you must pass up the case. apparently I am wrong or the judge is too good for the law. now it seems like he was suggesting new laws for the park. he is a judge, supposed to uphold the law, not make it. he needs to go as far as I'm concerned.

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/20...le/index1.html

[Steve]

It is unfortunate for everyone that actually cares about our precious resources.

I've seen Judges before like the one you describe.
They tend to remain in office (on the bench) because of uneducated voters. They go by name recognition and not ethics.

We will see what happens Friday with the case.

[layla17]

It's such a shame to see this type of thing happen. Hopefully, the situation is made right. The hearing is tomorrow?

[Capt Rick Hiott]

Do you guys have a CCA up there?