Utah lawmakers introduce bill that could allow mountain bikes in wilderness

Mountain Biker by Mick Lissone
Mountain Biker by Mick Lissone

Looks like the Sustainable Trails Coalition folks found someone to front a mountain bike bill for them . . .

Two Utah senators have introduced legislation that would allow federal officials, such as U.S. Forest Service supervisors, to decide whether mountain bikes could be used on sections of trail in designated wilderness areas.

U.S. Sens. Mike Lee, R-UT, and Orrin Hatch, R-UT, are proposing the Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Act, a bill that would change the rule banning bikes in protected wilderness, such as the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.

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