Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

Wishing You A Very Happy and Safe Holiday

Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional start of the summer season for many AANR clubs and we want to wish you the very best for a safe holiday with good weather.

We also wish to express our deepest thanks to the men and women who have served, or are currently serving, in the U.S. and Canadian armed forces to protect the freedoms that we enjoy.  We are grateful for your sacrifice and the sacrifices that your families have made.

In observance of the holiday, our office will be closed on Monday, May 25.

e-Mail Trouble

Our webmaster has changed servers, so our IP address had to be changed. We have since learned that some of our e-mails are being kicked back because the provider does not recognize our new IP address. With time this will change, but in the meantime there are a number of people who can’t receive e-mail from us. Please let your friends and clubs know about this problem in case they don’t receive this e-mailed report.

The inbound e-mails are working just fine.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

Miscellaneous Projects

The List of Clubs brochure has been updated and is at the printer. We are working on a commemorative T-shirt design for the skinny-dip. A brochure was designed for an AANR-East club. The July Bulletin is in production.

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

Directory Changes

Mountaindale Sun Resort no longer has a toll free number and the word “resort” is neither in their URL nor their e-mail address.

Mountaindale Sun Resort

P O Box 248
North Plains, OR  97133
503.647.2449 (voice)

www.mountaindalesun.com

office@mountaindalesun.com

There is a new mailing address for Bluenose Naturists in Nova Scotia:

37 Old Enfield Road
Enfield, Nova Scotia
Canada B2T  1C9

Have a wonderful holiday weekend everybody.

CAROLYN HAWKINS, PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR

Positive Publicity

I had an interview with Sactown Magazine regarding the AANR World Record Skinny-Dip. It is scheduled for June/July issue.

We also had an interview with Fitness Magazine which is scheduled for the summer issue

This publicity came from the skinny-dip press release that was sent out.
http://www.offbeattravel.com/tji-american-association-nude-recreation.html

I had an interview on Tuesday with KQRC 98.9 radio regarding nude weddings. This was a spin off from the Flash News story.

Check the link below from George Volak, past AANR President, who now resides in the Czech Republic.

http://www.tourism-review.com/magazine.php

Click on “Active Adventure.”

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

REQUEST: Print the following in your Club Newsletter or send to your members in your E-News, when timely and appropriate.  We want the members to know what GAT does for them!

Momentum Builds for Great Outdoors Week and Month

Your AANR GAT is once again setting another historical record.  For the first time, all United States-based AANR regions will be represented in Washington, D.C., for our annual trip to celebrate Great Outdoors Week to visit recreational leaders and pound the halls of your U.S. Congress members and senators.  We also have a rare opportunity to meet with one member of the Judicial branch of our U.S. government.  Hotel and travel reservations have been booked.  Talking points have been finalized.  Appointments are being confirmed. Two weeks to go!

Months of ground work and a very dedicated team of “veteran” volunteers, combined with some new faces will begin descending in Washington, D.C.
beginning June 5th.  Thank you to following GAT members who will be led by AANR Executive Director Erich Schuttauf:

*      John Hunter, AANR FGAT (Washington, D.C.)

*      Audrey Weber, East Chair

*      Rene Niquette, Florida Chair

*      Karen Cooksey, Florida Member

*      Dave Graber, Midwest Chair

*      Jean Graber, Midwest Member

*      Steve Hubbard, Northwest GA Chair

*      Jim Parker, Southwest Board Member

*      Don Gravalec, West Chair

*      Naomi Anderson, West Member

*      Ray Simpson, Maryland State Coordinator

This team could very well lead us into our most successful journey ever to our nation’s capitol in the name of the credible voice of reason for nude recreation.

StateNet – Capitol Journal May 18, 2009

Top Story in the Capitol Journal

In February, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and legislative leaders thought a slew of hard fought ballot measures would keep the state from falling into insolvency. But with voters poised to reject those measures, the nation’s most populous state may be heading for disaster.
http://www.statenet.com/capitol_journal/current#sncj_spotlight

Other News This Week

BUDGET & TAXES

http://www.statenet.com/capitol_journal/current#budget_and_taxes
Stimulus spigot trickling instead of flowing

POLITICS & LEADERSHIP
http://www.statenet.com/capitol_journal/current#politics_and_leadership
Budget props might fare better in CA’s future

GOVERNORS
http://www.statenet.com/capitol_journal/current#governors
Lynch to sign gay marriage bill

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AANR Legislative Tracking

Statistics for 2009:

In Session: There are 20 states, D.C. and U.S. in Regular Session. DE is in budget hearings. There are 2 states in Special Session. There are 3 states in Recess. WV is in Extended Session (Recessed until 05/26/2009).

States in Regular Session: AZ, CA, CT, DC, IL, LA, MA, ME, MI, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, US

AANR Statistics:

o    2,968 bills were reviewed personally by AANR in 2009.

o    403 bills have been reviewed in full text by AANR in 2009.

o    109 bills remain on the “2009 Legislative Tracking List”

o    143 bills have been moved to the “Archived 2009 List”

AANR encourages our membership and like-minded nudists and naturists to assist in the process of tracking bills and news impacting nude recreation. Always contact the AANR Office before taking action.  This ensures that your actions are aligned with the strategy underway for any particular bill or advocacy effort.  Remember, AANR GAT works for yo

StateNet Report:

Bills That Are Behind Us For 2009

The following bills have been tracked by your AANR GAT volunteers; this report is an example of the daily information available to GAT.  Nearly 200 bills were actively being monitored during the peak of the 2009 season. Critical bills with varying levels of concern were tracked in this fashion. This process is continuous in monitoring trends and bills that resurface in the State initiated or pop up in a different State in subsequent years. Each state operates within varying time constraints; legislative body and laws differ within those states.  While the bills below have been archived for this year, we will continue to monitor bills similar to those below. Your dues and fundraising efforts fund the important work of serving the meaning of AANR’s mission.

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AANR StateNet Report – May 19, 2009
This report was a customized report pulled to notify Erich and Alonzo of notable legislative activities.

FL H 793	IDENTICAL: FL S 1428 AUTHOR: Fetterman (D) TITLE: Warrantless Arrests INTRODUCED: 03/03/2009 DISPOSITION: Failed – Adjourned LOCATION: Died SUMMARY: Relates to warrantless arrests; authorizes arrest without warrant when law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that individual has committed act of driving under influence or unlawfully exhibited his or her sexual organs in public. STATUS: 05/02/2009 In HOUSE. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration.
FL S 320	COMPARE: FL H 77, FL S 2298 AUTHOR: Crist (R) TITLE: Sexual Offenders and Predators INTRODUCED: 03/03/2009 LAST AMEND: 04/14/2009 DISPOSITION: Failed – Adjourned LOCATION: Died SUMMARY: Relates to sexual offenders and predators; prohibits loitering or prowling by certain offenders within a specified distance of places where children regularly congregate; provides exceptions; revises provisions relating to reporting requirements for sexual predators in transient status; requires search in an additional specified sex offender registry for information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders. STATUS: 05/02/2009 In SENATE. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration.
FL S 324	COMPARE: FL H 115, FL S 340 SIMILAR: FL H 233 AUTHOR: Crist (R) TITLE: State Aid to Public Libraries INTRODUCED: 03/03/2009 DISPOSITION: Failed – Adjourned LOCATION: Died SUMMARY: Relates to state aid to public libraries; encourages all public libraries to implement an Internet safety education program for children and adults; provides minimum requirements for the program; requires libraries to annually report to the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State the number of participants who complete the program. STATUS: 05/02/2009 In HOUSE. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration.
FL S 488	SIMILAR: FL H 527 AUTHOR: Justice (D) TITLE: Beaches and Public Access INTRODUCED: 03/03/2009 LAST AMEND: 03/31/2009 DISPOSITION: Failed – Adjourned LOCATION: Died SUMMARY: Relates to beaches and public access; provides policy and effect; declares that the public policy of this state is to provide free access to public beaches. Prohibits obstruction of beach access under certain conditions. Prohibits the use of signs declaring that a public beach is private property; prohibits a governmental entity from placing an obstruction upon a public beach under certain conditions. STATUS: 05/02/2009 In SENATE. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration.
FL S 1228	AUTHOR: Storms (R) TITLE: Adult Services INTRODUCED: 03/03/2009 DISPOSITION: Failed – Adjourned LOCATION: Died SUMMARY: Relates to adult services; expresses the legislative intent to revise laws relating to adult services. STATUS: 05/02/2009 In SENATE. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration.
MD S 99	CROSSFILED WITH: MD H 9 AUTHOR: Stone (D) TITLE: Criminal Law INTRODUCED: 01/15/2009 LAST AMEND: 03/27/2009 DISPOSITION: To Governor LOCATION: Eligible for Governor SUMMARY: Alters the definition of “sexual conduct” for purposes of child pornography provisions to include displaying the genitals of an individual for purposes of sexual arousal or gratification; increases the penalties for possessing a film, videotape, photograph, or other visual representation depicting a minor engaged in specified activity or in a specified state; makes the possession of child pornography a felony under specified circumstances. STATUS: 04/09/2009 From HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY: Reported favorably. 04/09/2009 Committee Report adopted on HOUSE floor. 04/09/2009 Passed HOUSE. 04/09/2009 Eligible for GOVERNOR’S desk.
MD S 681	CROSSFILED WITH: MD H 1090 AUTHOR: Muse (D) TITLE: Criminal Law INTRODUCED: 02/06/2009 DISPOSITION: Failed LOCATION: Withdrawn from further consideration SUMMARY: Repeals the requirement that the prosecution of a misdemeanor offense of the prohibition against a specified person in a position of authority engaging in a sexual act or sexual contact with a minor, under specified circumstances, be instituted within 3 years after the offense was committed; prohibits a specified person in a position of authority who is at least 6 years older than the victim from engaging in sexual contact, a sexual act. STATUS: 04/02/2009 From SENATE Committee on JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS: Reported unfavorably. 04/02/2009 Withdrawn from further consideration.
TX S 731	IDENTICAL: TX H 1685, TX H 3414 AUTHOR: Jackson M (R) TITLE: Alcoholic Beverage Sales INTRODUCED: 02/09/2009 ENACTED: 04/28/2009 DISPOSITION: Enacted LOCATION: Signed by Governor SUMMARY: Relates to the sale by a wholesaler of malt liquor alcoholic beverages to private club registration permit holders. STATUS: 04/28/2009 Signed by GOVERNOR.
VT H 154	AUTHOR: Rodgers (D) TITLE: Public Nudity on Public Land INTRODUCED: 02/03/2009 DISPOSITION: Pending – Carryover LOCATION: House General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee SUMMARY: Prohibits public nudity on public land. STATUS: 02/04/2009 To HOUSE Committee on GENERAL, HOUSING AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.
WA H 1596	AUTHOR: Green (D) TITLE: Womans Right To Breastfeed INTRODUCED: 01/26/2009 ENACTED: 04/22/2009 DISPOSITION: Enacted LOCATION: Chaptered CHAPTER: 164 SUMMARY: Protects a woman’s right to breastfeed in a place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement. STATUS: 04/22/2009 Signed by GOVERNOR. 04/22/2009 Chapter No.  164