Nonhighway and Off-Road
Vehicle Activities (NOVA)
Off-road Vehicle Noise Solution Project
In 2005, the state Legislature formed an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Noise Management Task Force to investigate concerns about ORV noise and declining access to places to ride. Following up on the task force's work, the Legislature passed a bill in 2006 directing the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board (RCFB) to review existing laws regulating ORV noise and provide recommendations on equipment for enforcement, model ordinances, education, and a grant program.
To assist with this effort, the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) appointed an advisory committee and hired a consulting firm
to research laws in Washington and other states affecting ORV
noise, conduct public workshops, develop an online questionnaire,
draft a model ordinance,
and make recommendations
On January 25-26, 2007 the final report and associated materials
were provided to the state's:
- House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
- House Capital Budget Committee
- Senate Consumer Protection and Housing Committee
- Senate Natural Resources, Ocean, and Recreation Committee
For further information on the ORV Noise Solutions project, please contact:
Greg Lovelady
Recreation and Conservation Office
PO Box 40917
Olympia, WA 98504-0917
360-902-3008
Fax: 360-902-3026
TTY: 360-902-1996
