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H.J.Res. 60 (119th): This joint resolution allows off-road vehicles to be used in certain areas of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which is in northern Arizona and southeastern Utah and contains Lake Powell

This joint resolution allows off-road vehicles to be used in certain areas of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which is in northern Arizona and southeastern Utah and contains Lake Powell. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the National Park Service (NPS) titled Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Motor Vehicles and published on January 13, 2025. Under the rule, the NPS limited the use of off-road vehicles, such as off-highway vehicles and all-terrain vehicles, in certain areas. For instance, the rule prohibited the use of off-road vehicles on an 8-mile segment of the Poison Spring Loop located on Route 633 proceeding north to Route 730 in the Orange Cliffs Special Management Unit. The rule also eliminated the authority of the NPS to open the upper portion of the Flint Trail in that unit to off-road vehicles. Additionally, the rule limited off-road vehicle use from certain roads to the shoreline of the lake.

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This joint resolution would nullify a National Park Service rule, published January 13, 2025, that restricted off-road vehicle use in parts of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in northern Arizona and southeastern Utah. The rule barred off-road vehicles on an 8-mile segment of the Poison Spring Loop in the Orange Cliffs Special Management Unit, removed NPS authority to open the upper Flint Trail to such vehicles, and limited off-road vehicle use on certain roads to the lakeshore. Passage would allow those uses in the affected areas.

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Theological note: The issue touches on stewardship of creation, the responsible use of shared public lands, and the balance between recreational access and the protection of fragile landscapes and waters around Lake Powell. It also raises the question of whether agency rulemaking is being reviewed through proper, accountable process. These are prudential concerns rather than a direct moral violation, so the measure is relevant as a matter of stewardship and governance, not as a clear case of moral harm.

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Roll 110 · 29-Apr-2025 5:40 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 219 · Nay 205 · Other 9

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Roll 236 · May 6, 2025, 05:10 PM · On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 60 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-47)

Yea 53 · Nay 47 · Other 0

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Roll 239 · May 8, 2025, 11:50 AM · On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 60 · Joint Resolution Passed (50-43)

Yea 50 · Nay 43 · Other 7

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