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Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands

President Donald J. Trump issued this order to revoke two older executive orders from 1972 and 1977 that governed off-road vehicle use on federal lands. The order says those directives imposed vague, outdated standards and that current federal laws already provide enough authority for agencies to manage land use and environmental protections. It directs the Interior Department, Agriculture Department, Tennessee Valley Authority, and other relevant agencies to begin rewriting or removing regulations that were put in place under those earlier orders. The stated reason is to reduce what the administration describes as unnecessary restrictions and make access to federal lands easier and more consistent for recreation, land management, and other approved uses.