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Sec. 5 · H.R. 7979

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In this Act: (1) Covered road or trail (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term covered road or trail means a road or trail designated for motorized use that is a— (i) a National Forest System road; (ii) a National Forest System trail; (iii) a Bureau of Land Management road; or (iv) a Bureau of Land Management trail. (B) Exception The term covered road or trail does not apply to a road or trail within an area within a congressionally designated wilderness area or national park. (2) Motorized access The term motorized access means access or use by a motor or self-propelled vehicle capable of off-highway travel during winter or summer including all-terrain vehicles, four-wheelers, three-wheelers, dirt bikes, motorcycles, trail bikes, and snowmobiles. (3) National Forest System road The term National Forest System road means a road within a unit of the National Forest System other than a road which has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a State, county, or other local public road authority. (4) National Forest System trail The term National Forest System trail means a trail within a unit of the National Forest System other than a trail which has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a State, county, or other local public road authority. (5) Bureau of Land Management road The term Bureau of Land Management road means a road on public lands other than a road which has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a State, county, or other local public road authority. (6) Bureau of Land Management trail The term Bureau of Land Management trail means a trail on public lands other than a trail which has been authorized by a legally documented right-of-way held by a State, county, or other local public road authority. (7) Public lands The term public lands has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). (8) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to a National Forest System road or National Forest System trail; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to a Bureau of Land Management road or Bureau of Land Management trail.

Sec. 5: Definitions · Public Law Tracker