119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 9221
The Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act requires the Forest Service and Interior Department to prioritize updating travel and motor vehicle use plans on public lands, with the goal of ensuring that public land areas remain accessible via motorized and off-road vehicles. The bill defines "disability-accessible land" as areas with at least 2.5 miles of authorized roads per square mile that accommodate motorized vehicles. Federal agencies must coordinate with state, local, and tribal governments to identify routes that provide diverse recreational opportunities including hunting, fishing, hiking, and vehicle access, and they generally cannot close roads on disability-accessible land unless the road poses a direct health or safety threat or was recently created for temporary needs. For non-accessible areas, the bill requires agencies to consider reopening roads closed in the past decade and prohibits new closures except for health and safety reasons. If a road must be closed, agencies must nominate and establish a replacement road within one year and can bypass standard environmental reviews for these decisions.