§ 460dd-7. — Proposed road study.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460dd-7]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXXXVIII--GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460dd-7. Proposed road study
(a) Criteria and environmental impact of specific route
The Secretary, together with the Highway Department of the State of
Utah, shall conduct a study of proposed road alinements within and
adjacent to the recreation area. Such study shall locate the specific
route of a scenic, low-speed road, hereby authorized, from Glen Canyon
City to Bullfrog Basin, crossing the Escalante River south of the point
where the river has entered Lake Powell when the lake is at the three
thousand seven hundred-foot level. In determining the route for this
road, special care shall be taken to minimize any adverse environmental
impact and said road is not required to meet ordinary secondary road
standards as to grade, alinement, and curvature. Turnouts, overlooks,
and scenic vistas may be included in the road plan. In no event shall
said route cross the Escalante River north of Stephens Arch.
(b) Timetable
The study shall include a reasonable timetable for the engineering,
planning, and construction of the road authorized in subsection (a) of
this section and the Secretary of the Interior shall adhere to said
timetable in every way feasible to him.
(c) Markers and other interpretative devices
The Secretary is authorized to construct and maintain markers and
other interpretative devices consistent with highway safety standards.
(d) Additional roads
The study specified in subsection (a) of this section shall
designate what additional roads are appropriate and necessary for full
utilization of the area for the purposes of this subchapter and to
connect with all roads of ingress to, and egress from the recreation
area.
(e) Report to Congress
The findings and conclusions of the Secretary and the Highway
Department of the State of Utah, specified in subsection (a) of this
section, shall be submitted to Congress within two years of October 27,
1972, and shall include recommendations for any further legislation
necessary to implement the findings and conclusions. It shall specify
the funds necessary for appropriation in order to meet the timetable
fixed in subsection (b) of this section.
(Pub. L. 92-593, Sec. 8, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1312.)
