Executive Order 14408: Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Purpose
• Sec. 2. Rescinding Certain Prior Executive Orders
• Sec. 3. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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My Administration has eliminated a record number of unnecessary regulations to further our Nation's prosperity and reduce regulatory burdens on industries critical to our national and economic security while keeping sufficient environmental protections in place. Executive Order 11644 of February 8, 1972 (Use of Off-Road Vehicles on the Public Lands), and Executive Order 11989 of May 24, 1977 (Off-Road Vehicles on Public Lands), are examples of this excessive regulation. Both were issued about 50 years ago when today's technology was not available to be paired with existing Federal statutes. The Congress has enacted or amended a comprehensive set of statutory authorities to establish Federal land policy, including the National Historic Preservation Act, Public Law 89-665, 80 Stat. 915 (1966) (codified as amended at 54 U.S.C. […]

Federal Register notes

Rescinds: EO 11644, February 8, 1972; EO 11989, May 24, 1977