Sec. 204. Travel management
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The Secretaries shall— prioritize finalizing travel management planning activities of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, as applicable, including evaluating and designating as open, limited, or closed applicable Federal land areas or routes, roads, trails, or staging areas on applicable Federal land for nonmotorized or motorized use, including for over-snow vehicles; and not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, develop a ground transportation linear feature or motor vehicle use map and over-snow vehicle use map for each district administered by the Bureau of Land Management and each unit of the National Forest System, in a printed and publically available format that is compliant with the format for geographic information systems.
For purposes of meeting the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary concerned— may use an existing evaluation or designation; may evaluate and alter an existing designation for applicable Federal land areas or routes, roads, trails, or staging areas on applicable Federal land in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations); shall consider— the protection of the resources of the Federal land; the promotion of the safety of the users of the Federal land; the minimization of conflicts among various uses of the Federal land; and other designation criteria or route options developed by the Secretaries at the local level, such as seasonal restrictions, temporary or seasonal access, minimization of impacts to wildlife, and other appropriate criteria or options; shall increase— multiple-use recreation opportunities; and opportunities for nonmotorized and motorized access and experiences on Federal land; shall coordinate with States, local governments, Indian Tribes, other stakeholders, adjoining landowners, businesses that use the features on Federal land, and the public; and shall update any travel management plan that was finalized before the date that is 15 years before the date of enactment of this Act.
The Secretaries may revise existing regulations to implement this section. Nothing in this section limits or restricts— emergency access use or the administrative use of the Federal land by the Secretary concerned by motorized or nonmotorized means, including any use or activity necessary to carry out terms and conditions associated with an authorized permit, lease, or contract with respect to the Federal land; or any other motorized or nonmotorized use or activity on the Federal land that is authorized on the applicable Federal land, as determined by the Secretary concerned.
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the progress of the Secretaries in carrying out this section.