This bill would prohibit the Department of the Interior from spending federal money to finalize or implement certain travel management plans on public lands in Utah. The prohibition applies to nine specific travel management areas in the state, including the Henry Mountains, San Rafael Swell, and Nine Mile Canyon, and would remain in effect until all pending court cases involving Utah counties and the federal government over historic road rights are resolved. These cases, filed by various Utah counties starting in 2011, dispute whether certain roads qualify as public rights-of-way under an 1866 federal law. The bill essentially freezes the federal government's ability to regulate vehicle access on these lands while the legal disputes are being adjudicated in court.
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