,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc 7legislative  
day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4 ,lee introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,wild]ness ,act to all[ local ,f$]al  
(ficials to det]m9e ! mann] 9 :i*       
nonmotoriz$ uses may be p]mitt$ 9       
wild]ness areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,human-,p[]$ ,travel 9 ,wild]ness ,areas
 ,act4  #b4 ,return+ human-p[]$ travel  
to wild]ness areas ,section #d7;c7 ( !  
,wild]ness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#aacc7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ !   
subsection designation & head+ & all t  
foll[s ?r\gh ,except z & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7c7 ,prohibition ( c]ta9 uses  
7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7
 ,local (ficial ,! t]m local (ficial    
means ! (fic] or employee :o is ! head (
 a unit or jurisdiction (1 z            
applicable-- 7i7 ! ,bureau ( ,l&        

,managem5t2  7ii7 ! ,national ,p>k      
,s]vice2  7iii7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice2 or  7iv7
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife       
,s]vice4  7,b7 ,nonmotoriz$ travel ,!   
t]m nonmotoriz$ travel means a me?od (  
human travel t does n use a propulsive  
int]nal or ext]nal motor ) a nonliv+ p[]
 s\rce4  7,c7 ,p]mitt$ r\te ,! t]m      
p]mitt$ r\te means any new or exi/+ pa?1
 trail1 pav$ or unpav$ road1 or way ov] 
sn[ or ice1 locat$ )9 a wild]ness area  
designat$ by ?is ,act on :i* "o or m =ms
 ( nonmotoriz$ recreational use is      
p]mitt$ "u applicable law 7includ+      
regulations7 on ! date on :i* a local   
(ficial makes a det]m9ation "u p>agraph 
7#c7 or ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ! ,human-,p[]$ ,travel 9   
,wild]ness ,areas ,act1 z applicable 9  
accordance ) p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7       
,prohibitions  7,a7 ,comm]cial          
ent]prises2 p]man5t roads ,except z  2  
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 7z s designat$7--  
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ?is   
,act &1 except z & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ?is 

,act4 7,b7 ,tempor>y roads2 motor       
vehicles1 motoriz$ equipm5t1 & o!r =ms (
 travel ,except z  2 &  7,b7 9          
subp>agraph 7,b7 7z s designat$71 by    
ins]t+ 7b n includ+ any =m ( nonmotoriz$
 travel1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! nonmotoriz$ 
travel is me*anically assi/$1 9 :i* !   
sole propulsive p[] s\rce is "o or m    
p]sons7 aft] me*anical transport2 &     
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7   
,p]missible =ms ( recreational use on   
p]mitt$ r\tes  7,a7 ,det]m9ations by    
local (ficials  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
%all au?orize relevant local (ficials to
 det]m9e1 by n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,human-,p[]$ ,travel
 9 ,wild]ness ,areas ,act1 all          
p]missible =ms ( nonmotoriz$ travel ov] 
any p]mitt$ r\te )9 ! jurisdiction ( !  
local (ficial4  7ii7 ,failure to det]m9e
  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,if a local (ficial     
fails to make ! det]m9ation describ$ 9  
clause 7i7 ) respect to a p]mitt$ r\te  

)9 ! jurisdiction ( ! local (ficial by !
 date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,human-,p[]$ ,travel 9     
,wild]ness ,areas ,act1 any =m (        
nonmotoriz$ travel %all be all[able on !
 p]mitt$ r\te4  7,,ii7 ,effect ( clause 
,no?+ 9 ?is clause limits ! au?ority ( a
 local (ficial to make a det]m9ation    
describ$ 9 clause 7i7 relat+ to a       
p]mitt$ r\te describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7  
aft] ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ! ,human-,p[]$ ,travel 9     
,wild]ness ,areas ,act1 9 accordance )  
?is subp>agraph4  7iii7 ,requirem5t ,9  
mak+ a det]m9ation pursuant to ?is      
subp>agraph1 a local (ficial %all seek  
to accommodate all =ms ( nonmotoriz$    
travel1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable4 
7,b7 ,au?ority ,9 mak+ a det]m9ation    
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a71 a local   
(ficial may c>ry out su* activities &   
promulgate su* regulations z ! local    
(ficial det]m9es to be appropriate to   
r$uce1 elim9ate1 or prev5t environm5tal 
impacts or undue conflicts among memb]s 

( nonmotoriz$ travel us] gr\ps1         
includ+-- 7i7 re/rict+1 by p]mit or o!r 
means1 ! numb] ( individuals all[$ on a 
p]mitt$ r\te or 9 a wild]ness area2     
7ii7 in/ruct+ us]s to /ay on p]mitt$    
r\tes2  7iii7 limit+ p>ty size2  7iv7   
educat+ us]s reg>d+ be/ practices2  7v7 
us+ volunte] or paid patroll]s2  7vi7   
e/abli%+ spe$ limits2  7vii7 add+       
natural features to disc\rage improp]   
uses ( p]mitt$ r\tes2  7viii7 designat+ 
! direction ( travel on a p]mitt$ r\te2 
&  7ix7 sep>at+ uses ( p]mitt$ r\tes--  
7,i7 by day or "t ( day2 or  7,,ii7     
seasonally4  7#d7 ,effect ( subsection  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph   
7,b71 no?+ 9 ?is subsection requires !  
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,int]ior1 or any local (ficial-- 7i7  
to alt] any wild]ness area2  7ii7 to    
all[ 9 a wild]ness area any use t is    
likely to *ange ! wild]ness "* ( ! area2
  7iii7 7,i7 to op5 a p]mitt$ r\te or   
wild]ness area to a public recreational 
use2 or  7,,ii7 to ma9ta9 a p]mitt$ r\te

 or wild]ness area = su* a use2 or  7iv7
 to all[ any nonmotoriz$ travel on any  
portion ( ! ,appala*ian ,national ,sc5ic
 ,trail t is adm9i/]$ entirely z a      
footpa? pursuant to section #e7;a77#a7 (
 ! ,national ,trails ,sy/em ,act 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #abdd7;a77#a774  7,b7         
,presumption ,a =m ( nonmotoriz$ travel1
 reg>dless ( :e!r ! nonmotoriz$ travel  
is me*anically assi/$1 9 :i* ! sole     
propulsive p[] s\rce is "o or m p]sons  
%all be rebuttably presum$ to be 9      
accordance ) ! pres]vation & ma9t5ance (
 ! wild]ness "* ( a wild]ness area4  4