[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2292]
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SA 1685. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title IV of division E, insert
the following:
prohibition on use of use of funds to finalize and implement certain
travel management plans in the state of utah
Sec. 4__. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable period''
means the period that begins on the date of enactment of this
Act and ends on the date on which the Secretary certifies to
Congress that each of the R.S. 2477 cases has been
adjudicated.
(2) Covered travel management area.--The term ``covered
travel management area'' means any of the following travel
management areas in the State of Utah:
(A) The Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel Management
Area.
(B) The Dinosaur (North) Travel Management Area.
(C) The Book Cliffs Travel Management Area (Vernal Field
Office).
(D) The Nine Mile Canyon Travel Management Area (Vernal
Field Office).
(E) The San Rafael Swell Travel Management Area.
(F) The Nine Mile Canyon Travel Management Area (Price
Field Office).
(G) The Book Cliffs Travel Management Area (Moab Field
Office).
(H) The Dolores River Travel Management Area.
(I) The Trail Canyon Travel Management Area.
(J) The Paunsaugunt Travel Management Area.
(3) R.S. 2477 case.--The term ``R.S. 2477 case'' means each
of--
(A) Beaver County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-423-CW);
(B) Box Elder County and State of Utah v. United States
(Case No. 1:12-cv-105-DB);
(C) Carbon County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-427-DB);
(D) Daggett County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-447-RJS);
(E) Duchesne County and State of Utah v. United States
(Case No. 2:12-cv-425-CW);
(F) Emery County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-429-CW);
(G) Garfield County and State of Utah v. United States
(Case No. 2:12-cv-478-TC);
(H) Grand County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-466-DN);
(I) Iron County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-472-BSJ);
(J) Juab County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-462-DB);
(K) Kane County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-1073-CW) (consolidated with Case No. 2:11-cv-
1031-CW; Case No. 2:12-cv-476-CW).
(L) Millard County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-451-DB);
(M) Piute County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-428-CW);
(N) Rich County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-424-DN);
(O) San Juan County and State of Utah v. United States
(Case No. 2:12-cv-467-DAK);
(P) Sanpete County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-430-DB);
(Q) Sevier County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-452-DN);
(R) Tooele County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-477-CW);
(S) Uintah County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-461-DAK);
(T) Utah County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-426-CW);
(U) Washington County and State of Utah v. United States
(Case No. 2:12-cv-471-RJS); and
(V) Wayne County and State of Utah v. United States (Case
No. 2:12-cv-434-DN).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Funds by the Secretary of the
Interior to Finalize and Implement Certain Travel Management
Plans.--During the applicable period, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary may not obligate or
expend Federal funds--
(1) to finalize or implement, with respect to land within
the boundary of the State of Utah, a new travel management
plan for a covered travel management area; or
(2) to implement, with respect to land within the boundary
of the State of Utah--
(A) the Indian Creek (Canyon Rims) Travel Management Plan;
(B) the San Rafael Desert Travel Management Plan; or
(C) the Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan.
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