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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2966
To preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public 
lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, and other specifi-
cally designated areas, administered by the National Park Service, the 
Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice, or the Forest Service where there is a historical tradition of such 
use, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2003
Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. NUNES, Mr. OTTER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. 
HEFLEY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. REHBERG, and Mr. COLLINS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock 
animals on public lands, including wilderness areas, na-
tional monuments, and other specifically designated 
areas, administered by the National Park Service, the 
Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service where there 
is a historical tradition of such use, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Right-to-Ride Live-
stock on Federal Lands Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANIMALS 
ON PUBLIC LANDS. 
(a) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM LANDS.—Section 12 of 
Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–7) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANI-
MALS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall provide for the 
management of National Park System lands to preserve 
and facilitate the continued use and access of pack and 
saddle stock animals on such lands, including wilderness 
areas, national monuments, and other specifically des-
ignated areas, where there is a historical tradition of such 
use. As a general rule, all trails, routes, and areas used 
by pack and saddle stock shall remain open and accessible 
for such use. The Secretary may implement a proposed 
reduction in the use and access of pack and saddle stock 
animals on such lands only after complying with the full 
review process required under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).’’. 
(b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS.—Sec-
tion 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) USE AND ACCESS OF PACK AND SADDLE ANI-
MALS.—The Secretary shall provide for the management 
of public lands to preserve and facilitate the continued use 
and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such 
lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, 
and other specifically designated areas, where there is a 
historical tradition of such use. As a general rule, all 
trails, routes, and areas used by pack and saddle stock 
shall remain open and accessible for such use. The Sec-
retary may implement a proposed reduction in the use and 
access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands only 
after complying with the full review process required under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.).’’. 
(c) NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM LANDS.—
Section 4(d) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Ad-
ministration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(d)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall provide for the management 
of System lands to preserve and facilitate the continued 
use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such 
lands, including wilderness areas, national monuments, 
and other specifically designated areas, where there is a 
historical tradition of such use. As a general rule, all 
trails, routes, and areas used by pack and saddle stock
shall remain open and accessible for such use. The Sec-
retary may implement a proposed reduction in the use and 
access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands only 
after complying with the full review process required under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.).’’. 
(d) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS.—Section 15 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1613) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall provide for the management 
of National Forest System lands to preserve and facilitate 
the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock ani-
mals on such lands, including wilderness areas, national 
monuments, and other specifically designated areas, where 
there is a historical tradition of such use. As a general 
rule, all trails, routes, and areas used by pack and saddle 
stock shall remain open and accessible for such use. The 
Secretary may implement a proposed reduction in the use 
and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands 
only after complying with the full review process required
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).’’. 
(e) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue 
final rules to define the meaning of a historical tradition 
of use of pack and saddle stock animals on Federal lands 
for purposes of the amendments made by this section.
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