United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-08-18 monographic deposited born digital 83 p. GA 1.13:RCED-95-209 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-209 P0b002ee1803927ed f:rc95209 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-209 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-209 RCED-95-209 National recreation areas National forests Motor vehicles Land management Compliance Executive orders Land use law Environmental monitoring Law enforcement Prioritizing Barstow (CA) Stateline (NV) Cascade (ID) San Rafael (UT) Mt. Pinos (CA) Upper Lake (CA) Mesa (AZ) Salt Lake (UT) Boise Front Special Recreation Management Area (ID) Paiute All-Terrain Vehicle Trail (UT) Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) and the Forest Service's implementation of executive orders regulating the use of off-highway vehicles (OHV) on federal lands, focusing on the agencies': (1) designation of federal lands for OHV use; (2) monitoring of OHV use to identify adverse effects and any needed corrective actions; and (3) compliance with OHV regulations.<p/>GAO found that: (1) at the 8 locations reviewed, BLM and the Forest Service restricted OHV use in their management plans, but they generally gave lower funding and staffing priority to OHV activities than to other programs; (2) in fiscal year 1993, approximately two-thirds of the estimated total funding for OHV monitoring activities came from the states; (3) only 36 percent of the agency staff assigned to OHV activities worked full-time on such activities; (4) local communities and organizations provided additional funds and volunteer services and material to support OHV activities; (5) BLM and Forest Service compliance with the executive orders at the 8 locations was mixed because of limited staff and funding and higher priority activities; (6) although all 8 locations had lands prescribed for OHV use, 5 locations did not have maps and signs ready to show the public where and under what conditions OHV could be used; (7) at all locations, OHV monitoring was casual, adverse effects were seldom documented, and needed corrective actions had not been prioritized; and (8) although citations were written for violations at all the locations, enforcement was hampered by confusion over where and when OHV restrictions applied. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-209/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-209.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-209/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-209.pdf GAO/RCED-95-209 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-209 Letter Report GAO/RCED-95-209; Federal Lands: Information on the Use and Impact of Off-Highway Vehicles; National recreation areas National forests Motor vehicles Land management Compliance Executive orders Land use law Environmental monitoring Law enforcement Prioritizing Barstow (CA) Stateline (NV) Cascade (ID) San Rafael (UT) Mt. Pinos (CA) Upper Lake (CA) Mesa (AZ) Salt Lake (UT) Boise Front Special Recreation Management Area (ID) Paiute All-Terrain Vehicle Trail (UT) Public Law 103-433