Bureau of Land Management set to close 600 miles of Colorado roads

Watchdog ^ | September 25, 2015 | Marjorie Haun

[george76]

Despite a long process involving collaboration between local officials the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Western Colorado, the federal land agency is proceeding with the closure of roads that have been traveled for 50 or more years. The road closures comprise a portion of the BLM’s Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Mesa County, of which, 73 percent is controlled by the federal government .

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public roads, used by off-roaders, hunters, farmers, ranchers and, during wildfire season, firefighting crews.

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Jody Green, a member of Public Lands Access Association and long-time activist working to preserve access into federally-managed lands, said, “It’s ludicrous, what they’re doing. They’re not following state or federal law.” Mr. Green then cited Colorado Revised Statute (CRS) 43.

According to CRS 43-2-201, closures of roads or public highways by any governing body other than “a municipality or county” are illegal. That clause prohibits federal officers from closing any route. According to Colorado law, only the county has the right to do what the BLM has done and is attempting to do in Mesa County.

But federal law may also prohibit the BLM’s road closures as well. Revised Statute (RS) 2477 was devised by the United States Congress in 1866 to govern roads, routes and rights-of-way in western states. RS 2477 placed all decisions regarding roads on public lands within the jurisdictions of counties and states. Although the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), repealed RS 2477, the language within the new act served to “grandfather” in RS 2477.

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Utah is one of the few states to mount an RS 2477 challenge against the BLM. In Utah the state will join counties in these legal challenges, and, according to Siegfried, there are currently 12,000 miles of public routes under dispute in that state.

[telstar12.5]

Around these parts of SW Utah, the BLM types have taken to removing the signs from their vehicles so as to move about incognito.

I guess we’re having some impact on ‘em.

(maybe the death threats?)

[telstar12.5]

Around these parts of SW Utah, the BLM types have taken to removing the signs from their vehicles so as to move about incognito.

I guess we’re having some impact on ‘em.

(maybe the death threats?)

[zzwhale]

the BLM is OUT OF CONTROL

[MileHi]

It’s far worse than you think! SSS works.

I'm afraid it's as bad as I think.

[MileHi]

They were a great group of people, who had very little faith in anyone from DC.

You could get a good guy. Or you could get the guy who washed out of police academy. Either way, they are becoming too much "law enforcement" and not enough "park ranger".

[MileHi]

The BLM is on my top five agencies to close.

County sheriffs can do what they do.

[MileHi]

Maybe the folks in Colorado need some new Sheriffs?

Well, they are in Federal court to overturn BS gun laws here they can't enforce. So they ain't all bad.

[MileHi]

...the rest were roger ramjet wannabe cops with a federal badge, a gun and an arrogant butt head temperament which together makes a bad combination.

That's what they've become.

[MileHi]

LOL Preach it.

[MileHi]

(maybe the death threats?)

Not from me, or you I hope. But I no longer respect them.

[driftdiver]

Law enforcement without any of those pesky legal limitations.

[familyop]

"LOL Preach it."

I was only trying to protect the nice, generous gapers from the dangers of being trapped here. ;-)

[MileHi]

I was only trying to protect the nice, generous gapers from the dangers of being trapped here. ;-)

They would so hate it. {:0)

[familyop]

You’d think we’d scare ‘em away from these dangerous parts before they were trapped. You know how we all look like goons up here. ;-)

[MileHi]

Law enforcement without any of those pesky legal limitations.

Or pesky witnesses generally.

[MileHi]

You know how we all look like goons up here.

Barely house broke.

All them fine folks were up here to see the quakies turn color. Wonder people don't get hurt, a thousand stupid people with their little dogs all parked on the road looking at the same trees. At least they will stop coming up now 'till next year.

[VTenigma]

[The gov’t bureaucratic machine is moving at top speed to get all they can while the progressive liberal democrat/rino communist uni-party is still in control.]

Just like when the Clinton machine was in control.

[SierraWasp]

This is getting REVOLTING!!!

[dragnet2]

Good for you guys in CO. My dream is to someday take CA back from the controlling leftist/Communist betrayers. It’s very difficult though as long as the entrenched controlling corrupt deviates and thieves remain in control. Nothing stays the same. And nothing would be better than taking back what many consider America’s crown jewel. It would make my life complete. A dim ray of hope behind enemy lines still exists for some of us.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Mr. GG2 and some of his friends were out hunting one day and they had to disarm one of these lunatics. He pulled a gun and started waving it around at a legal hunting party. One just happened to be a Viet Nam vet. They took his gun and told him to GTFO and he could pick his gun up at the sheriff’s office. That is just one story in Mr. GG2’s naked city with the BLM. :-)