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Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Save Funding for Roads Into Your Favorite Hunting and Camping Lands
OutdoorHub Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Save Funding for Roads Into Your Favorite Hunting and Camping Lands A key program that keeps federal land roads from falling apart is set to expire. Two senators want to fix that before hunting season. Millions of acres of public land are only as useful as the roads that lead to them. If those roads fall apart, your hunting spots, fishing holes, and camping grounds become unreachable. That is the problem a pair of U.S. senators is trying to prevent before the end of 2026. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, and Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana, have introduced legislation to renew the Federal Lands Access Program, commonly known as FLAP. The program pays for maintenance and improvements on the roads, bridges, and trails that connect state and county roads to national parks, national forests, and other federal lands. It has been running since 2012 and is about to expire. What FLAP Does and Why It Matters Federal land covers enormous portions of the West. In Oregon, that figure is 53 percent of the entire state. In Montana, it is similar. Most of those federal acres are managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. The roads and trails leading into those lands often run through rural counties that lack the tax base to maintain them on their own. Heavy visitor traffic, off-road use, and harsh winters eat roads quickly. FLAP provides federal funds that fill the gap when state and county budgets cannot keep up. “This is all about access to public land,” Merkley said in an interview with OPB. “People in Oregon enjoy everything from camping, hiking, mushroom gathering, just being out in the wilderness, but you have got to have the roads that make that possible.” Since 2012, the program has invested about $385 million in Oregon alone. Washington received around $11 million in 2024. Those are not small numbers, and the projects they fund are not small either. Road improvements, bridge repairs, and trail connections that would otherwise sit on a rural county’s wish list for decades get funded through FLAP. A Genuinely Bipartisan Effort It is worth noting that Merkley and Sheehy are not natural allies. One is a progressive Democrat, and one is a Republican freshman senator. The fact that they are working together on this says something about how broadly the outdoor community values public land access. Rural counties are also paying attention. “Given that 53 percent of Oregon is federal land, many rural counties struggle to fund the high costs of road maintenance and improvement through their local tax bases alone, despite these roads enduring significant federal and tourist traffic,” said Erin Good, spokesperson for the Association of Oregon Counties, in a statement supporting the bill. The reauthorization would extend FLAP through 2031. That would give states, counties, and the federal agencies that manage these lands five more years of reliable funding to plan road improvements and maintenance projects. What Happens If It Expires Without reauthorization, the funding simply stops. Projects already in progress would not be affected, but new maintenance and improvement work would lose its federal funding source. Over time, roads deteriorate. Some close entirely when they become unsafe. When that happens, the hunting ground on the other side becomes effectively inaccessible to anyone without a helicopter or a very long walk. It is a slow problem that tends to sneak up on outdoor communities. A road gets a little rougher each year. Then it gets a pothole nobody fixes. Then it washes out in a wet spring. Then the gate goes up. Hunters, anglers, and campers who depend on federal land access in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West should watch this bill. It has bipartisan support and a clear practical need. Whether it advances through a divided Congress before the program expires is a different question. Source: OPB The post Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Save Funding for Roads Into Your Favorite Hunting and Camping Lands appeared first on OutdoorHub.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Save Funding for Roads Into Your Favorite Hunting and Camping Lands
OutdoorHub Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Save Funding for Roads Into Your Favorite Hunting and Camping Lands A key program that keeps federal land roads from falling apart is set to expire. Two senators want to fix that before hunting season. Millions of acres of public land are only as useful as the roads that lead to them. If those roads fall apart, your hunting spots, fishing holes, and camping grounds become unreachable. That is the problem a pair of U.S. senators is trying to prevent before the end of 2026. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, and Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana, have introduced legislation to renew the Federal Lands Access Program, commonly known as FLAP. The program pays for maintenance and improvements on the roads, bridges, and trails that connect state and county roads to national parks, national forests, and other federal lands. It has been running since 2012 and is about to expire. What FLAP Does and Why It Matters Federal land covers enormous portions of the West. In Oregon, that figure is 53 percent of the entire state. In Montana, it is similar. Most of those federal acres are managed by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. The roads and trails leading into those lands often run through rural counties that lack the tax base to maintain them on their own. Heavy visitor traffic, off-road use, and harsh winters eat roads quickly. FLAP provides federal funds that fill the gap when state and county budgets cannot keep up. “This is all about access to public land,” Merkley said in an interview with OPB. “People in Oregon enjoy everything from camping, hiking, mushroom gathering, just being out in the wilderness, but you have got to have the roads that make that possible.” Since 2012, the program has invested about $385 million in Oregon alone. Washington received around $11 million in 2024. Those are not small numbers, and the projects they fund are not small either. Road improvements, bridge repairs, and trail connections that would otherwise sit on a rural county’s wish list for decades get funded through FLAP. A Genuinely Bipartisan Effort It is worth noting that Merkley and Sheehy are not natural allies. One is a progressive Democrat, and one is a Republican freshman senator. The fact that they are working together on this says something about how broadly the outdoor community values public land access. Rural counties are also paying attention. “Given that 53 percent of Oregon is federal land, many rural counties struggle to fund the high costs of road maintenance and improvement through their local tax bases alone, despite these roads enduring significant federal and tourist traffic,” said Erin Good, spokesperson for the Association of Oregon Counties, in a statement supporting the bill. The reauthorization would extend FLAP through 2031. That would give states, counties, and the federal agencies that manage these lands five more years of reliable funding to plan road improvements and maintenance projects. What Happens If It Expires Without reauthorization, the funding simply stops. Projects already in progress would not be affected, but new maintenance and improvement work would lose its federal funding source. Over time, roads deteriorate. Some close entirely when they become unsafe. When that happens, the hunting ground on the other side becomes effectively inaccessible to anyone without a helicopter or a very long walk. It is a slow problem that tends to sneak up on outdoor communities. A road gets a little rougher each year. Then it gets a pothole nobody fixes. Then it washes out in a wet spring. Then the gate goes up. Hunters, anglers, and campers who depend on federal land access in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West should watch this bill. It has bipartisan support and a clear practical need. Whether it advances through a divided Congress before the program expires is a different question. Source: OPB The post Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Save Funding for Roads Into Your Favorite Hunting and Camping Lands appeared first on OutdoorHub.
House Passes Bill Protecting Hunters and Anglers from Federal Lead Ammo Bans
OutdoorHub House Passes Bill Protecting Hunters and Anglers from Federal Lead Ammo Bans H.R. 556 would block the Interior and Agriculture departments from restricting lead ammunition or fishing tackle on federal lands without scientific support and state agreement. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, a bill that would put a hard stop on any federal agency attempting to ban lead ammunition or lead fishing tackle on public lands without a solid scientific basis and alignment with state law. H.R. 556 specifically prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing blanket restrictions on lead ammo or tackle unless two things are true: the regulation is supported by science and is consistent with the laws of the state where the lands are located. That second requirement is a big deal. It puts states back in the driver’s seat on wildlife management decisions, a role many in the hunting and fishing community believe the federal government has been quietly trying to take over. Why This Bill Exists This legislation did not come out of nowhere. In 2023, the Biden administration’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service moved to restrict lead ammunition and tackle at several national wildlife refuges. That move drew immediate pushback from hunting and conservation groups, who argued the restrictions were driven more by activist pressure than by sound wildlife science. At the same time, environmental litigation has pushed federal agencies to consider far broader lead restrictions across public lands. If those lawsuits succeed, the rules could reach far beyond a handful of refuges and affect millions of acres where hunters and anglers currently operate freely. The concern is not just philosophical. Lead ammunition and tackle remain the most widely available and most affordable options for the average sportsman. Replacing them with copper or other alternatives is possible, but those options cost significantly more and are not always available in every caliber or tackle type. A sweeping federal ban could effectively price working-class hunters and anglers out of their own public lands. What Supporters Are Saying Rep. Julie Fedorchak of North Dakota, who voted for the bill, put it plainly: “Conservation decisions should be science-based, not driven by left-wing activist groups disguised as conservation groups.” Fedorchak also framed the bill in terms of cultural preservation. “Hunting and fishing are deeply rooted traditions in North Dakota,” she said. “Across our state, sportsmen and women carry these traditions forward and serve as strong stewards of our natural resources. This bill helps support those traditions for future generations.” That sentiment is shared by hunters and anglers across the country who have watched federal agencies steadily expand their regulatory footprint on public lands. For many, lead ammo restrictions feel like the opening move in a longer campaign to limit, and eventually end, recreational hunting and fishing on federal property. What Comes Next The bill now moves to the Senate. Whether it clears that chamber and reaches the president’s desk remains to be seen. But its passage in the House sends a clear political signal: there is an appetite in Congress to draw a firm line between science-based wildlife management and ideologically driven regulation. For hunters and anglers, this is one to watch. The outcome will have real consequences for how you use your public lands for years to come. Source: Rep. Julie Fedorchak, House.gov press release The post House Passes Bill Protecting Hunters and Anglers from Federal Lead Ammo Bans appeared first on OutdoorHub.