S2969
Hearing scheduled
A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit.
- Federal
- Senate
- Introduced Oct 3, 2025
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version ISSubchapter II of chapter 1015 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
In this section:
The term off-highway vehicle shall be defined by the State in which the applicable System unit is located, in accordance with the law of the State.
The term road means the main-traveled surface of a roadway open to motor vehicles that is owned, controlled, or otherwise administered by the Service.
The law of the State in which a System unit is located shall apply to the use of motor vehicles (including off-highway vehicles) on roads within a System unit.
Violating a provision of State law applicable to a System unit under subsection (b) shall be prohibited in the applicable System unit.
The analysis for subchapter II of chapter 1015 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
In this section:
The term off-highway vehicle shall be defined by the State in which the applicable System unit is located, in accordance with the law of the State.
The term road means the main-traveled surface of a roadway open to motor vehicles that is owned, controlled, or otherwise administered by the Service.
The law of the State in which a System unit is located shall apply to the use of motor vehicles (including off-highway vehicles) on roads within a System unit.
Violating a provision of State law applicable to a System unit under subsection (b) shall be prohibited in the applicable System unit.
The analysis for subchapter II of chapter 1015 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Legislative Timeline
3 actions-
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.