Historic Roadways Protection Act
Current understanding
The Historic Roadways Protection Act would bar the Bureau of Land Management from spending funds to close historic roads or implement certain Utah travel management plans until a federal court adjudicates pending R.S. 2477 right-of-way claims brought by Utah and its counties. The bill is geographically narrow (Utah-focused) and functions as a funding restriction rather than a substantive change to right-of-way law. Its practical effect would freeze BLM travel-management enforcement in disputed areas pending litigation, potentially delaying route closures and associated resource protections.