119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 376Historic Roadways Protection Act

To prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to finalize and implement certain travel management plans in the State of Utah.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Jan 14, 2025
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Referred
Jan 14, 2025
Natural Resources
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the Bureau for Land Management (BLM) from closing historical roads on public lands in certain areas of Utah until the Federal District Court for Utah makes a decision on each of the R.S. 2477 cases, which are cases brought by Utah and counties to keep historical roads on BLM land in Utah open for public use. By way of background, a provision of the Mining Law of 1866, commonly known as R.S. 2477, granted rights-of-way to states and counties across public lands for the construction of roads for public use in order to promote settlement of the American West. In 1976, Congress repealed R.S. 2477 when it enacted the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), but FLPMA p...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
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Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.