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S. 2970 119th Congress Senate

A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.

Introduced: October 3, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Motor vehiclesParks, recreation areas, trailsRoads and highwaysUtah
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Sep 30, 2026
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Dec 9, 2025
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Oct 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now September 30, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill makes the state law of Utah applicable to the use of motor vehicles (including off-highway vehicles) on the portions of each of Burr Trail Road, Cathedral Road, Hartnet Road, Highway 24, Notom Bullfrog Road, Polk Creek Road, Oil Well Bench Road, Baker Ranch Road, South Desert Overlook Road, Temple of the Sun and Moon Road, Gypsum Sinkhole Road, and Sulphur Creek Road that are located within the boundaries of the Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.

 Hearings & markups 2
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Curtis, John R.
Utah · Oct 3, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2970: A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2970/
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"S. 2970: A bill to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2970/.
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S. 2970, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2970/.
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