{"id":301,"date":"2018-02-10T20:55:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T03:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pleaa.org\/pwp\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2025-03-23T09:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:32:21","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pleaa.org\/pwp\/issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This page is divided into two sections:<\/span><\/h3>

Take Action! <\/span><\/strong>
These are things that YOU can act on by submitting comments or attending meetings.<\/span><\/h3>

Current Issues<\/span><\/strong>
Land Access Articles of Interest<\/span>
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What can YOU\u00a0DO<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0to affect public land access? Good question.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

* How<\/strong> to submit comments<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>– tell decision makers what you think. It MATTERS! [Click here<\/a><\/span>] for a guide on how to prepare comments.
<\/span><\/span>* WHY<\/strong> submit comments?<\/strong>\u00a0If you don\u2019t there is a very real risk of trails closing. [Click here<\/span><\/a>] for more info.
<\/span><\/span>* How<\/strong> the Public Land Use Decision Process Works<\/strong>\u00a0[Click Here<\/a><\/span>]<\/span><\/span><\/p>

YOUR PART is CRITICAL!<\/strong><\/span> – Read what The Executive Director of Americans For Responsible Recreational Access has to say. [Click here<\/span><\/a>]<\/span><\/p>

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Find a Utah Representative<\/span>
<\/a>Search for your House and Senate district by entering your address or by using a map<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Find your Congressman and Senators in Washington<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Land Access Articles of Interest
<\/span>Land Access and OHV Bills in the state or federal legislative system<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Public Law 116-9: What Now?<\/span><\/h1>

On March 12, President Donald Trump signed into law S.47, a sweeping public lands bill that included the Emery County Public Lands Management Act. The Act thus became Public Law 116-9. The obvious question is, \u201cWhat Now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>

The enactment of the new law sets a process in motion, which will likely take a few months, and in some cases a few years to complete. Specific timelines are set for most elements of this process:<\/span><\/p>

[Click here to read more<\/a>]<\/p>

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Find a Utah Representative
<\/a>Search for your House and Senate district by entering your address or by using a map.<\/span><\/p>

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Americans for Responsible Recreational Access (ARRA) Federal Legislative Update page<\/span><\/h3>

[Click here<\/a>] to find links to information about all federal legislation affecting Public Lands Access.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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UNITED STATES<\/span>
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR<\/span>
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT<\/span>
DECISION RECORD<\/span>
SAN RAFAEL DESERT TRAVEL<\/span>
MANAGEMENT PLAN: RECONSIDERATION<\/span>
OF ROUTES<\/span>
AS REQUIRED BY THE<\/span>
2022 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT<\/span>

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DOI-BLM-UT-G020-2018-0004-EA<\/span><\/p>

On August 21, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management\u2019s (BLM) Price Field Office (PFO) released <\/span>an Environmental Assessment (EA), Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), and Decision <\/span>Record (DR) for the San Rafael Desert (SRD) Travel Management Area (TMA) Travel <\/span>Management Plan (TMP). The 2020 SRD TMP DR designated 766.8 miles of routes as available <\/span>to public off highway vehicle (OHV) use in the TMA. The 2020 SRD TMP DR was challenged in <\/span>federal court, Case No. 2:21-cv-00091 (D. Utah), and on February 23, 2022, the BLM entered into <\/span>a settlement agreement (2022 Settlement) resolving the litigation. The 2022 Settlement is included <\/span>as Attachment A.<\/span><\/p>


As detailed in Paragraph 3 of the 2022 Settlement, BLM committed to reconsider the OHV route <\/span>designations for specific routes (which total approximately 195 miles) that the 2020 SRD TMP <\/span>designated as available for public OHV use (the Settlement Routes). Under the 2022 Settlement, <\/span>BLM retained sole discretion to determine the outcome of the reconsideration process, which <\/span>pertains only to the Settlement Routes addressed in the February 2022 Settlement Agreement.<\/span><\/p>

[Click here to read more<\/a>]<\/p>

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10,000+ Project \u2013 Keep Utah Open<\/span><\/h1>

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In 2008, the Bureau of Land Management issued Resource Management Plans that included travel management planning for 13 areas across the state of Utah. The affected planning areas cover over 6 million acres of BLM land in Utah and include some of Utah\u2019s most spectacular areas for off-road adventure. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance sued the BLM, and In January of 2017, the Department of the Interior entered into a settlement agreement with SUWA to resolve their complaints with the plans. As a result, the BLM had to begin an expensive, time-consuming process to go through the planning process again \u2013 this after being required to pay SUWA $400,000 in attorney\u2019s fees.<\/span><\/p>

The image below shows the areas that are impacted by this process. As you can see, most of the popular riding areas in the state will at some point be impacted by the outcome of this settlement.<\/span><\/p>

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Legal battle over Kane County roads leads to a new path forward without SUWA intervention<\/span><\/span><\/h1>

The \u201croads battle\u201d in Kane County has been a long and strenuous process. This week, Kane County received a major victory in its battle over Revised Statute (RS) 2477 litigation. R.S. 2477 states that \u201cthe right of way for the construction of highways over public lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted\u201d. In this case, the state of Utah and Kane County assert title to certain roads that cross federal land. The claim of title to roads has been held up in court by certain wilderness advocate groups\u2019 ability to intervene in that process. <\/span><\/p>

On Monday, June 6, Judge Clark Waddoups in the United States District Court for the District of Utah ruled to deny Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) motion to intervene in litigation.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>

[Click here to read more<\/a>]<\/p>

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Opinion: Cutting through the noise<\/span><\/h1>

There\u2019s no satisfaction in being right when you\u2019re being ignored. For twenty years, Ride with Respect (RwR) has recommended vehicular sound limits that are effective elsewhere yet locally most haven\u2019t been given a chance. It\u2019s critical for locals to understand these limits and the pitfalls of other remedies, which RwR summarized in the \u201cnoise concerns\u201d section of our 2021 Year in Review<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>

[Click here to read more<\/a>]<\/p>

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