NEWS RELEASES
Last Seats in the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee Open For Nominations
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through The RV Industry Association's website.
The RVIA reports that the Department of Interior’s “Made in America” Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee is accepting nominations to fill the last two seats on the committee. The committee was formed late last year by Secretary Ryan Zinke following calls from members of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) who were seeking a more formal voice on issues affecting the future of outdoor recreation in the United States. A major roe the committee plays is working with Zinke on public-private partnerships across all public lands, with the goal of expanding access to and improving infrastructure on public lands and waterways.
Discussion at the Committee's inaugural meeting focused on specific solutions for expanding outdoor recreation access and included a report from Secretary Zinke on efforts to eliminate the department’s multi-billion-dollar backlog in deferred maintenance and on plans to reorganize the department. The committee established four subcommittees, each with its own focus: technology; partnerships; public access and infrastructure and departmental reorganization. There are currently three members from the RV industry already serving on the committee: Matt Miller, president of Newmar; Antonio Gonzalez, head of operations, Erwin Hymer Group North America and Jim Rogers, past chairman & CEO of KOA. With two more seats on the committee open for office, voices from the RV industry would be welcome.
To nominate and/or find out more on the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee, click here.