NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- National Park Service has issued a proposed rule called: Big Cypress National Preserve; Off-Road Motor Vehicles.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 2 by Kevin J. Lilly, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

Summary: The National Park Service proposes to amend special regulations for Big Cypress National Preserve that regulate the use of motorized vehicles off roads. The current regulations refer to a map that identifies areas within the National Preserve where motorized vehicles can be used unless closed by the Superintendent. This map is outdated and does not depict the current boundary of the National Preserve, which was expanded in 1988 by approximately 147, 000 acres. T...