A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Applies state motor-vehicle law, including state-defined off-highway vehicle rules, to roads within National Park System units and makes violations of applicable state law prohibited in those units.
Who Benefits and How
States and off-highway vehicle users could gain clearer authority and access rules for motor vehicles on roads within System units.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Park Service administrators would need to enforce state-specific vehicle rules, and conservation or visitor-safety interests could face greater variation in vehicle access across System units.
Key Provisions
- Defines off-highway vehicle by the law of the state where the System unit is located.
- Defines road as the main-traveled surface of a motor-vehicle roadway owned, controlled, or administered by the Service.
- Applies state motor-vehicle law to roads within System units.
- Prohibits violations of applicable state law within the relevant System unit.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Applies state motor-vehicle law, including state-defined off-highway vehicle rules, to roads within National Park System units and makes violations of applicable state law prohibited in those units.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Public Lands, State Government, Environment
Primary Purpose
Applies state motor-vehicle law, including state-defined off-highway vehicle rules, to roads within National Park System units and makes violations of applicable state law prohibited in those units.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- States and off-highway vehicle users seeking state-law control over vehicle use on System-unit roads
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- National Park Service administrators and conservation stakeholders affected by state-specific vehicle rules
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Mike Lee
R-UT | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
States whose motor-vehicle laws would apply on roads within System units
National Park Service administrators enforcing state-specific motor-vehicle rules
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "service"
- → National Park Service
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