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US SB2968

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Lee

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Defines "disability-accessible land" as public land with at least 2.5 miles of authorized motorized or off-road vehicle roads per square mile, and requires the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service to prioritize updating travel management plans

  • Prohibits road closures on disability-accessible land that would reduce motorized access below the 2.5-mile threshold, unless the road was temporary or poses a direct health/safety threat

  • Requires agencies to consider reopening roads closed within the past 10 years on non-disability-accessible land, and prohibits closing roads beneficial for fuels reduction, wildfire response, or search and rescue

  • Establishes a rebuttable presumption that roads remain open for public use, with closures requiring clear and compelling evidence; mandates public notice, comment periods, and hearings for any closures

  • Creates categorical exclusions from NEPA environmental review for road closures and new road establishment, and protects RS 2477 right-of-way claims from closure until adjudication is complete

Legislative Description

Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Energy And Natural Resources10/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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