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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6396 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Historic Roadways Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO FINALIZE AND IMPLEMENT CERTAIN 
              TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANS IN THE STATE OF UTAH.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable period'' 
        means the period that begins on the date of enactment of this 
        Act and ends on the date on which the Secretary certifies to 
        Congress that each of the R.S. 2477 cases has been adjudicated.
            (2) Covered travel management area.--The term ``covered 
        travel management area'' means any of the following travel 
        management areas in the State of Utah:
                    (A) The Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel 
                Management Area.
                    (B) The Dinosaur (North) Travel Management Area.
                    (C) The Book Cliffs Travel Management Area (Vernal 
                Field Office).
                    (D) The Nine Mile Canyon Travel Management Area 
                (Vernal Field Office).
                    (E) The San Rafael Swell Travel Management Area.
                    (F) The Nine Mile Canyon Travel Management Area 
                (Price Field Office).
                    (G) The Book Cliffs Travel Management Area (Moab 
                Field Office).
                    (H) The Dolores River Travel Management Area.
                    (I) The Trail Canyon Travel Management Area.
                    (J) The Paunsaugunt Travel Management Area.
            (3) R.S. 2477 case.--The term ``R.S. 2477 case'' means each 
        of--
                    (A) Beaver County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-423-CW);
                    (B) Box Elder County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 1:12-cv-105-DB);
                    (C) Carbon County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-427-DB);
                    (D) Daggett County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-447-RJS);
                    (E) Duchesne County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-425-CW);
                    (F) Emery County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-429-CW);
                    (G) Garfield County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-478-TC);
                    (H) Grand County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-466-DN);
                    (I) Iron County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-472-BSJ);
                    (J) Juab County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-462-DB);
                    (K) Kane County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-1073-CW) (consolidated with Case No. 
                2:11-cv-1031-CW; Case No. 2:12-cv-476-CW);
                    (L) Millard County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-451-DB);
                    (M) Piute County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-428-CW);
                    (N) Rich County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-424-DN);
                    (O) San Juan County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-467-DAK);
                    (P) Sanpete County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-430-DB);
                    (Q) Sevier County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-452-DN);
                    (R) Tooele County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-477-CW);
                    (S) Uintah County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-461-DAK);
                    (T) Utah County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-426-CW);
                    (U) Washington County and State of Utah v. United 
                States (Case No. 2:12-cv-471-RJS); and
                    (V) Wayne County and State of Utah v. United States 
                (Case No. 2:12-cv-434-DN).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
        Land Management.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds by the Secretary of the Interior To 
Finalize and Implement Certain Travel Management Plans.--During the 
applicable period, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may not obligate or expend Federal funds--
            (1) to finalize or implement, with respect to land within 
        the boundary of the State of Utah, a new travel management plan 
        for a covered travel management area; or
            (2) to implement, with respect to land within the boundary 
        of the State of Utah--
                    (A) the Indian Creek (Canyon Rims) Travel 
                Management Plan;
                    (B) the San Rafael Desert Travel Management Plan; 
                or
                    (C) the Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges Travel Management 
                Plan.
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