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Historic Roadways Protection Act

USA119th CongressS-90| Senate 
| Updated: 2/4/2026
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
John R. Curtis (Republican)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to restrict the Secretary of the Interior's ability to manage certain lands in Utah by prohibiting the use of federal funds for specific activities. It explicitly forbids the use of funds to finalize or implement new travel management plans for a list of covered travel management areas within the state. Furthermore, this funding prohibition extends to the implementation of four existing travel management plans, including the Indian Creek (Canyon Rims) and San Rafael Desert plans. The restrictions on funding are temporary, lasting for an "applicable period" that begins upon the bill's enactment. This period concludes only when the Secretary of the Interior certifies to Congress that all specified R.S. 2477 cases have been adjudicated. These R.S. 2477 cases refer to numerous ongoing legal disputes between various Utah counties and the State of Utah against the United States, likely concerning claims of historic rights-of-way. The bill effectively pauses certain land management activities until these legal challenges regarding historic roadways are resolved.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3148
Historic Roadways Protection Act
Jan 14, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-376
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Feb 4, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3148
    Historic Roadways Protection Act


  • January 14, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-376
    Introduced in House


  • January 14, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 14, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • December 2, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.


  • February 4, 2026
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-376: Historic Roadways Protection Act
Land use and conservationRoads and highwaysUtah

Historic Roadways Protection Act

USA119th CongressS-90| Senate 
| Updated: 2/4/2026
This bill aims to restrict the Secretary of the Interior's ability to manage certain lands in Utah by prohibiting the use of federal funds for specific activities. It explicitly forbids the use of funds to finalize or implement new travel management plans for a list of covered travel management areas within the state. Furthermore, this funding prohibition extends to the implementation of four existing travel management plans, including the Indian Creek (Canyon Rims) and San Rafael Desert plans. The restrictions on funding are temporary, lasting for an "applicable period" that begins upon the bill's enactment. This period concludes only when the Secretary of the Interior certifies to Congress that all specified R.S. 2477 cases have been adjudicated. These R.S. 2477 cases refer to numerous ongoing legal disputes between various Utah counties and the State of Utah against the United States, likely concerning claims of historic rights-of-way. The bill effectively pauses certain land management activities until these legal challenges regarding historic roadways are resolved.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3148
Historic Roadways Protection Act
Jan 14, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-376
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Feb 4, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3148
    Historic Roadways Protection Act


  • January 14, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-376
    Introduced in House


  • January 14, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 14, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • December 2, 2025
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.


  • February 4, 2026
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
John R. Curtis (Republican)

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 119-376: Historic Roadways Protection Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Land use and conservationRoads and highwaysUtah