Federal Regulatory Update

Recent Federal Regulations and Policies Announced

U.S. Forest Service Travel Management Rule (OHV Route Designation Rule)
Click the above link for complete information on the Rule and the Route Designation Process.

NPS Approves Decision To Allow 540 Snowmobiles in Yellowstone Daily
The National Park Service has published a Record of Decision (ROD) for the final EIS for winter use plans in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.  Click the link above to learn more.
Posted: December 14, 2007

New Interagency Pass Program to Help the Public Recreate on Public Lands
Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett and Under Secretary of Agriculture Mark Rey today announced a new interagency recreation pass that will benefit visitors to national public lands.  Click the link above to learn more.
Posted: December 6, 2006

Clinton Roadless Rule Resurrected
In a reversal of fortune for the Bush Administration, a California Federal Judge, Elizabeth Laporte, sided with the petitions of 20 environmental groups by reinstating the Clinton Administration’s Roadless Rule which prohibited road building in more than 58.5 million acres of National Forest land, almost one-third of the entire National Forest System.  Click the link above to learn more.  Click here for more information about Bush Administration rule.
Posted: October 2, 2006