Restrict and decommission temporary roads in Montana restoration areas after vegetation management projects.

Ryan K. Zinke · Montana · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Limit temporary roads in restoration areas, close them to public use, and require decommissioning after project completion.. Promised outcome: Temporary restoration-area roads removed within three years after the related vegetation management project is completed.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. H.R. 10529, Title I, Section 102(b)(5)(B), introduced by Zinke in the 119th Congress.

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(B) T EMPORARY ROADS.— (i) C ONSTRUCTION.—The construction of temporary roads within a restoration area shall be allowed only as necessary to implement a vegetation management project carried out in accordance with this section. (ii) C LOSURE.— (I) I N GENERAL.—Temporary roads constructed within a restoration area after the date of enactment of this Act shall not be open for public use. (II) E NFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall ensure that temporary roads constructed in a restoration area under this section are closed for public use. (iii) R EMOVAL.—Not later than 3 years after the date on which the applicable vegetation management project is completed, the Secretary shall decommission any temporary road constructed to implement the vegetation management project under clause (i).

The bill would limit temporary road construction in restoration areas to vegetation management needs, close those roads to public use, and decommission them within three years after project completion.

H. R. 10529 (Introduced-in-House)
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Evidence

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Mr. Zinke introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo metadata shows Zinke introduced H.R. 10529 and it was referred to committee, with no enacted-law status shown.

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H.R. 10529 (IH) - A River Runs Through It Act - BILLS-119hr10529ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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the Secretary shall decommission any temporary road constructed to implement the vegetation management project

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text contains the promised temporary-road decommissioning requirement, but introduction alone does not deliver it.

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H.R. 10529 Introduced in House: A River Runs Through It Act
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Public state: pending As of 2026-10-09 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an introduced bill provision requiring temporary restoration-area roads to be closed to public use and decommissioned. Verified evidence shows Zinke introduced H.R. 10529 and that the bill text contains the decommissioning requirement, but the evidence only shows referral to committee and no enacted or implemented outcome. Because introduction of a bill does not fulfill a promise to achieve the road restrictions and decommissioning outcome, and no deadline has expired, the status is unresolved while effort is credited.

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