,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gigi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ah1 #bjbf,mr4 ,crank 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kennedy of ,utah7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to restore the presumption of access on lands managed by the ,forest ,service and the ,bureau of ,land ,management4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,public ,lands ,access ,restoration ,act4 #b4 ,restoration of ,historic ,access ,policy 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act-- 7#a7 a covered road or trail shall be presumed to be open to motorized access unless the ,secretary concerned restricts motorized access to the covered road or trail in accordance with subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 the ,secretary concerned shall issue or revise regulations as necessary to implement paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,standards for restriction ,the ,secretary concerned may only restrict motorized access to a covered road or trail if-- 7#a7 a need for the restriction is identified based on clear and convincing evidence for resource protection or public safety2 and 7#b7 the restriction is-- 7,a7 clearly indicated with signage posted at the points on the covered road or trail at which the restriction begins and ends2 7,b7 depicted on updated official maps of the covered road or trail1 to be made available in both digital and printed form2 7,c7 subject to-- 7i7 public notice in the ,federal ,register and at least one local newspaper2 and 7ii7 a #cj-;day comment period2 7,d7 reviewed by the ,secretary concerned at least once every #e years to determine if the restriction is still justified2 and 7,e7 applied to the smallest area1 and for the least amount of time1 as is practicable4 #c4 ,public nomination of trails 7a7 ,public nominations for motorized routes ,the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting through the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 and the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief of the ,forest ,service1 shall accept and consider proposals submitted by the public for additions to designated motorized road and trail networks at any time1 including during the development or revision of transportation or travel management plans carried out pursuant to the ,national ,forest ,management ,act of #aigf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dgb;a et seq471 the ,federal ,land ,policy and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 and the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474 7b7 ,eligible nominations ,proposals submitted under subsection 7a7 may include-- 7#a7 the designation of new motorized roads or trails2 7#b7 the repurposing or conversion of roads or trails2 or 7#c7 the inclusion of roads or trails not previously identified in agency transportation or travel inventories4 7c7 ,consideration priority ,in considering proposals under this section1 the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall give priority to proposals that-- 7#a7 improve connectivity within existing road or trail networks2 7#b7 protect natural resources2 7#c7 enhance access for fuels reduction1 wildfire response1 or other land management activities2 or 7#d7 provide additional or enhanced opportunities for motorized recreation4 7d7 ,expedited review ,the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as applicable1 shall consider a proposal for the conversion of an administrative or currently closed road to a designated motorized trail as expeditiously as practicable1 and not later than #ij days after the date of submission of the proposal4 #d4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed1 with respect to a covered road or trail1 to restrict or otherwise limit-- 7#a7 public access 7except as described in subsection 7b772 or 7#b7 other uses4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered road or trail 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the term covered road or trail means a road or trail designated for motorized use that is a-- 7i7 a ,national ,forest ,system road2 7ii7 a ,national ,forest ,system trail2 7iii7 a ,bureau of ,land ,management road2 or 7iv7 a ,bureau of ,land ,management trail4 7,b7 ,exception ,the term covered road or trail does not apply to a road or trail within an area within a congressionally designated wilderness area or national park4 7#b7 ,motorized access ,the term motorized access means access or use by a motor or self-propelled vehicle capable of off-highway travel during winter or summer including all-terrain vehicles1 four-wheelers1 three-wheelers1 dirt bikes1 motorcycles1 trail bikes1 and snowmobiles4 7#c7 ,national ,forest ,system road ,the term ,national ,forest ,system road means a road within a unit of the ,national ,forest ,system other than a road which has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a ,state1 county1 or other local public road authority4 7#d7 ,national ,forest ,system trail ,the term ,national ,forest ,system trail means a trail within a unit of the ,national ,forest ,system other than a trail which has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a ,state1 county1 or other local public road authority4 7#e7 ,bureau of ,land ,management road ,the term ,bureau of ,land ,management road means a road on public lands other than a road which has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a ,state1 county1 or other local public road authority4 7#f7 ,bureau of ,land ,management trail ,the term ,bureau of ,land ,management trail means a trail on public lands other than a trail which has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a ,state1 county1 or other local public road authority4 7#g7 ,public lands ,the term public lands has the meaning given such term in section #ajc of the ,federal ,land ,policy ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb74 7#h7 ,secretary concerned ,the term ,secretary concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 with respect to a ,national ,forest ,system road or ,national ,forest ,system trail2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 with respect to a ,bureau of ,land ,management road or ,bureau of ,land ,management trail4