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[RC] mammoth trail closure - Lynn WhiteWhen the Federal government was trying shut my agency out of some right-of-way access for materials sources for state right of way, I came accross this: http://www.gao.gov/decisions/other/300912.htm It's basically RS 2477. It's an old law/regulation that was make back in the mid 1800's to enable mining and roadways right-of-way. It was ammended in 1976. Basically, what it says is that there is right of way for ANY road, trail, bridlepath, or two-track that enables people to get into or accross ANY Federally managed land. It takes precidence over National Parks, Wilderness Areas, etc. If I am correct, it is incumbant on the Federal agencies to prove that the trail/road is younger than 1976 in order to prevent access to it. Under RS 2477, the Federal government is supposed to protect this right of way, not shut it down to a use that preceeded 1976. I'm probably not 100% correct on this, but this could be used to keep this trail open. It's a very controversial law, and enviornmentalists who want to shut everyone out of wilderness are just as emotional about it as people who want to re-enter an open pit mine. But all I can say is READ RS 2477 and use it to protect your access! Lynn "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people" -W.C. Fields ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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