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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6396 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2023 

Mr. CURTIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Historic Roadways 

5 Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO FINALIZE AND 

7 IMPLEMENT CERTAIN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT 

8 PLANS IN THE STATE OF UTAH. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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1 (1) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—The term ‘‘applica2 ble period’’ means the period that begins on the date 

3 of enactment of this Act and ends on the date on 

4 which the Secretary certifies to Congress that each 

5 of the R.S. 2477 cases has been adjudicated. 

6 (2) COVERED TRAVEL MANAGEMENT AREA.— 

7 The term ‘‘covered travel management area’’ means 

8 any of the following travel management areas in the 

9 State of Utah: 

10 (A) The Henry Mountains and Fremont 

11 Gorge Travel Management Area. 

12 (B) The Dinosaur (North) Travel Manage13 ment Area. 

14 (C) The Book Cliffs Travel Management 

15 Area (Vernal Field Office). 

16 (D) The Nine Mile Canyon Travel Man17 agement Area (Vernal Field Office). 

18 (E) The San Rafael Swell Travel Manage19 ment Area. 

20 (F) The Nine Mile Canyon Travel Manage21 ment Area (Price Field Office). 

22 (G) The Book Cliffs Travel Management 

23 Area (Moab Field Office). 

24 (H) The Dolores River Travel Management 

25 Area. 

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1 (I) The Trail Canyon Travel Management 

2 Area. 

3 (J) The Paunsaugunt Travel Management 

4 Area. 

5 (3) R.S. 2477 CASE.—The term ‘‘R.S. 2477 

6 case’’ means each of— 

7 (A) Beaver County and State of Utah v. 

8 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–423–CW); 

9 (B) Box Elder County and State of Utah 

10 v. United States (Case No. 1:12–cv–105–DB); 

11 (C) Carbon County and State of Utah v. 

12 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–427–DB); 

13 (D) Daggett County and State of Utah v. 

14 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–447–RJS); 

15 (E) Duchesne County and State of Utah v. 

16 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–425–CW); 

17 (F) Emery County and State of Utah v. 

18 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–429–CW); 

19 (G) Garfield County and State of Utah v. 

20 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–478–TC); 

21 (H) Grand County and State of Utah v. 

22 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–466–DN); 

23 (I) Iron County and State of Utah v. 

24 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–472–BSJ); 

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1 (J) Juab County and State of Utah v. 

2 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–462–DB); 

3 (K) Kane County and State of Utah v. 

4 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–1073–CW) 

5 (consolidated with Case No. 2:11–cv–1031–CW; 

6 Case No. 2:12–cv–476–CW); 

7 (L) Millard County and State of Utah v. 

8 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–451–DB); 

9 (M) Piute County and State of Utah v. 

10 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–428–CW); 

11 (N) Rich County and State of Utah v. 

12 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–424–DN); 

13 (O) San Juan County and State of Utah 

14 v. United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–467–DAK); 

15 (P) Sanpete County and State of Utah v. 

16 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–430–DB); 

17 (Q) Sevier County and State of Utah v. 

18 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–452–DN); 

19 (R) Tooele County and State of Utah v. 

20 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–477–CW); 

21 (S) Uintah County and State of Utah v. 

22 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–461–DAK); 

23 (T) Utah County and State of Utah v. 

24 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–426–CW); 

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1 (U) Washington County and State of Utah 

2 v. United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–471–RJS); 

3 and 

4 (V) Wayne County and State of Utah v. 

5 United States (Case No. 2:12–cv–434–DN). 

6 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

7 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di8 rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 

9 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS BY THE SEC10 RETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO FINALIZE AND IMPLEMENT

11 CERTAIN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANS.—During the ap12 plicable period, notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, the Secretary may not obligate or expend Federal 

14 funds— 

15 (1) to finalize or implement, with respect to 

16 land within the boundary of the State of Utah, a 

17 new travel management plan for a covered travel 

18 management area; or 

19 (2) to implement, with respect to land within 

20 the boundary of the State of Utah— 

21 (A) the Indian Creek (Canyon Rims) Trav22 el Management Plan; 

23 (B) the San Rafael Desert Travel Manage24 ment Plan; or 

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1 (C) the Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges Travel 

2 Management Plan. 

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