WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Martin Heinrich, Jeff Merkley, Alex Padilla, Jacky Rosen, Ben Ray Lujan, Catherine Cortez Masto, Chris Van Hollen, Ruben Gallego, and Dick Durbin urged (https://www.hickenlooper.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/76055.pdf) U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Michael Boren and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to maintain consistent environmental protections and local input mechanisms in any attempted revision of the 2005 Travel Management Rule.
"For years, the current rule has successfully balanced the use of motorized vehicles with other uses on public lands-ensuring that motorized use in our forest...