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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2001

Despite pressure from Republicans and the snowmobile industry, the public still overwhelming supports banning snowmobiles from national parks.

In response to a lawsuit, the Bush administration has drafted a supplemental environmental impact statement to review the controversial policy. According to the National Park Service, 82 percent of comments submitted oppose pulling back the initiative.

Still, the Bush administration will make a new decision by November 2002 and will spend $2.4 million for a new study.

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Comments back snowmobile ban (The Billings Gazette 10/16)

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