Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025

This bill would write into federal law the protections of the 2001 Roadless Rule for inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System. It defines these areas as places where road building, road rebuilding, or logging is regulated under the Roadless Rule, including later versions adopted for Idaho and Colorado. The bill would bar the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, from allowing road construction, road reconstruction, or logging in these areas where the Roadless Rule prohibits those activities. The bill states it does not add new limits on land outside these areas.

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Sponsors

• Maria Cantwell Democrat sponsor
• 30 cosponsors