美国户外产业协会（OIA）理事会近日批准了2008年的产业政策议程。 此项议程主要针对2008年的协会立法和政策制定的有关事宜。OIA2008年的政策集中体现在两个方面：休闲娱乐和贸易政策。
休闲娱乐：
OIA的休闲娱乐政策将加大居家附近的公园，步道和休闲娱乐基础设施的投资。越来越多的联邦资金投入到森林项目，美国土地管理局（BLM）和美国国家公园局（NPS）。此外，OIA将资助美国国家公园局2016年的百年纪念活动，这有利于户外休闲娱乐产业的发展。在未来的10年，OIA将在国家公园投资10亿美元，对公园的维护和休闲娱乐的扩展产生积极的影响。
OIA将扩大2008年的工作，包括与森林局和土地管理局的合作，在以后的几年中要完成各自管理的森林和沙漠风景的计划。同时，OIA寻找机会帮助儿童回归自然及鼓励青少年积极参与户外休闲活动的有关立法。
OIA的官员Amy Roberts说，“户外休闲产业每年给美国经济创造7，300亿美元。这些价值来自联邦政府管理的公共土地，而休闲娱乐活动是必不可少的。”
贸易政策：
OIA将公正地对待户外创新的产品，因为这些产品要经过供应链才能销售。OIA成员公司和工作人员将与国会合作制定一个有关专业化的，创新的服装和其它户外产品的规划。其中包括减轻企业在户外鞋类，服装和设备方面所缴纳的税额的立法。同时，OIA还帮助解决特殊户外产品在进口时遇到的关税，配额以及其他贸易壁垒的问题。
OIA主席Frank Hugelmeyer表示，“户外产业在全球产生了一些创新的产品。在全球的各个角落都可以看到我们的产品。户外休闲娱乐丰富了人们的生活，带给他们健康和积极的生活方式。在全球经济的迅速发展过程中，对于我们产业的创新和发展而言，开放，公平和可预见性的贸易是必不可少的。而可预见性的贸易政策会给顾客降低成本以及开发新产品。”
如果您想了解OIA2008年政策议程的具体内容，请登陆www.outdoorindustry.org.
原文：OIA to Focus on Public Lands and Trade in 2008
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Board of Directors recently approved the industry's policy agenda for 2008. The policy agenda guides OIA's government affairs work for the year in the legislative and policy development process.
OIA's policy work in 2008 will focus on two main areas: Recreation and Trade policy.
Recreation:
OIA's Recreation program will focus on securing increased investment in close-to-home parks, trails, and recreation infrastructure and increasing federal funding for the Forest Service Recreation program, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS).
In addition, OIA will ensure that special signature projects funded at our National Parks in advance of the NPS Centennial in 2016 are in line with the values and interests of the active outdoor recreation industry. These projects could draw as much as $1 billion of investment over the next 10 years and have the potential to positively impact park preservation and expand appropriate recreational activities in the National Parks.
OIA will expand its work in 2008 to include working with the Forest Service and BLM as they complete plans that will govern the management of individual forests and desert landscapes for many years to come. OIA's focus will be to ensure that government policies on multi-use public lands preserve the availability and quality of human-powered recreation opportunities.
Finally, OIA will seek out opportunities to support legislation that has the outcome of reconnecting children with nature and encourages youth participation in active outdoor recreation.
"Active outdoor recreation contributes $730 billion annually to the U.S. economy," said Amy Roberts, director of government affairs for OIA. "The vast majority of this powerful economic activity takes place on public lands managed by the federal government making the continuous voice of recreation at the national level essential."
Trade:
OIA's trade program will work for the fair and proper treatment of the outdoor industry's innovative products as they move through the supply chain to retail.
OIA member companies and staff will work with Congress to establish a delineation of specialized, innovative performance apparel and other outdoor products from mass consumer goods. This will include supporting legislation that will relieve the industry of the burden of high tariffs that are currently disproportionately applied to outdoor footwear, apparel and equipment. OIA will also work to protect the outdoor industry from duties, quotas, and other restrictive trade barriers on the import of specialty outdoor products.
"The outdoor industry produces some of the most innovative products in the world. Our merchandise reaches all corners of the globe and enriches people's lives by supporting healthy and active lifestyles through outdoor recreation," commented Frank Hugelmeyer, president of OIA. "In a rapidly evolving global economy, open, equitable and predictable trade is essential for our industry's continued innovation, and growth. Predictable trade policy results lower costs to consumers and ensures continued product innovations."
A full copy of OIA's 2008 Policy Agenda can be found at: www.outdoorindustry.org.
