Text: H.R.242 — 112th Congress (2011-2012)All Information (Except Text)

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Introduced in House (01/07/2011)


112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 242


To clarify the implementation and enforcement of Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212), relating to the designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, in administrative units of the National Forest System in California, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 7, 2011

Mr. Herger (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. McCarthy of California, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources


A BILL

To clarify the implementation and enforcement of Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212), relating to the designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, in administrative units of the National Forest System in California, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Implementation and enforcement of Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule on National Forest System land in California.

(a) Consideration of routes not previously considered.—No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary of Agriculture may be used to implement or enforce Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule (subpart B of part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations), relating to the designation of roads, trails, and areas for motor vehicle use, in an administrative unit of the National Forest System in California unless the Secretary has completed post-Subpart B Project Level Trail Planning of unauthorized routes in the unit not considered in subpart B.

(b) Treatment of maintenance-Level 3 roads.—In implementing Subpart B of the Travel Management Rule in an administrative unit of the National Forest System in California, the Secretary of Agriculture may not treat a maintenance-level 3 road (as defined in the Forest Service Handbook) as a “highway” for purposes of determining applicability of division 16.5 of the California Vehicle Code (section 38000 et seq.), relating to off-highway motor vehicles.


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