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07-27-2003, 07:31 PM
Like so many other rules issued during the Clinton Administration, the roadless rule succumbed to the ax of a federal judge. Why; simply because the Clinton Administration did not enforce the rules that "regulate-the-regulators" and virtually put the White House Office of Management Budget, who oversees rule development, on ice.
"The Clinton-era policy, which blocks development on nearly a third of national forests, was struck down last week by a federal judge, who said officials had improperly designated wilderness areas.
The decision in a Wyoming case - which is subject to appeal - prevents the rule from being applied in any of the 38 states that have designated roadless areas. The rule had blocked road-building and other development in 58.5 million acres of remote forests, mostly in the West."
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http://www.tribnet.com/news/local/story/3533745p-3564550c.html
"The Clinton-era policy, which blocks development on nearly a third of national forests, was struck down last week by a federal judge, who said officials had improperly designated wilderness areas.
The decision in a Wyoming case - which is subject to appeal - prevents the rule from being applied in any of the 38 states that have designated roadless areas. The rule had blocked road-building and other development in 58.5 million acres of remote forests, mostly in the West."
Read article
http://www.tribnet.com/news/local/story/3533745p-3564550c.html