S. 2969 · In committee · Public Lands and Natural Resources

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.

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-UT)

What it does

• Apply state law to the use of motor vehicles on roads within National Park System units, rather than federal law.
• Extend state law jurisdiction to off-highway vehicle use on park roads.

Official summary

This bill makes the law of the state in which a National Park System unit is located applicable to the use of motor vehicles (including off-highway vehicles) on roads within a system unit.

Latest action

Jul 21, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

Committee: Senate National Parks Subcommittee