Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act

This bill sets rules for how the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior manage roads open to motor vehicles and off-road vehicles on federal public land. It defines "disability-accessible land" as any square mile with at least 2.5 miles of authorized road open to motor vehicles, and bars road closures that would drop land below that level, with exceptions for temporary roads and safety threats. On other public land, agencies would have to consider reopening roads closed in the past 10 years and could close roads only for direct health or safety threats. Any closure would require public notice, a public hearing, and a new replacement road within one year, and closures and new roads would be exempt from standard environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Sponsors

• Mike Lee Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors