Public nomination of trails

(a) Public nominations for motorized routes The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall accept and consider proposals submitted by the public for additions to designated motorized road and trail networks at any time, including during the development or revision of transportation or travel management plans carried out pursuant to the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). (b) Eligible nominations Proposals submitted under subsection (a) may include— (1) the designation of new motorized roads or trails; (2) the repurposing or conversion of roads or trails; or (3) the inclusion of roads or trails not previously identified in agency transportation or travel inventories. (c) Consideration priority In considering proposals under this section, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall give priority to proposals that— (1) improve connectivity within existing road or trail networks; (2) protect natural resources; (3) enhance access for fuels reduction, wildfire response, or other land management activities; or (4) provide additional or enhanced opportunities for motorized recreation. (d) Expedited review The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, shall consider a proposal for the conversion of an administrative or currently closed road to a designated motorized trail as expeditiously as practicable, and not later than 90 days after the date of submission of the proposal.