123STA T . 1 089PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 2009 (4)TRAVELM A N A G EMEN TP LAN .— T het e rm‘ ‘tr av e l ma n a g e - ment p lan ’ ’ mean s the co mprehens i ve travel an d transportation management plan developed u nder su b section (b)( 1 ). (b) CO MPRE H EN SI VE TRAVEL AN D TRANSPORTATION M ANAGE- MENT P LAN.— (1) I N GENERAL.— N ot later than 3y ears a f ter the date of enactment of this A ct , in accordance w ith the F ederal L and Policy and Management Act of 1 976 (43 U . S .C. 17 0 1etse q .) and other applicable laws (including regulations), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and State, tribal, and local governmental entities, and after an opportunity for public comment, shall develop a comprehensive travel management plan for the land managed by the B ureau of Land Management in the County— (A) to provide to the public a clearly mar k ed network of roads and trails with signs and maps to promote— (i) public safety and awareness
and (ii) enhanced recreation and general access opportunities; (B) to help reduce in the County growing conflicts arising from interactions between— (i) motori z ed recreation; and (ii) the important resource values of public land; (C) to promote citizen-based opportunities for— (i) the monitoring and stewardship of the trail; and (ii) trail system management; and ( D ) to support law enforcement officials in promoting— (i) compliance with off-highway vehicle laws (including regulations); and (ii) effective deterrents of abuses of public land. ( 2 )S C OPE; CONTENTS.—In developing the travel manage- ment plan, the Secretary shall— (A) in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, State, tribal, and local governmental entities (including the County and St. G eorge City, Utah), and the public, identify 1 or more alternatives for a northern transpor- tation route in the County; (B) ensure that the travel management plan contains a map that depicts the trail; and (C) designate a system of areas, roads, and trails for mechanical and motorized use. (c) DESIGNATION O F TRAIL.— (1) DESIGNATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—As a component of the travel management plan, and in accordance with subparagraph (B), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, and after an opportunity for public comment, shall designate a trail (which may include a system of trails)— (i) for use by off-highway vehicles; and (ii) to be known as the ‘‘ H igh Desert O ff-Highway V ehicle Trail’’. (B) R E QU IREMENTS.—In designating the trail, the Sec- retary shall only include trails that are— (i) as of the date of enactment of this Act, author- ized for use by off-highway vehicles; and Deadlin e .
