Utah's roadies party on
Gov. Jon Huntsman is staking claim to roads across federal lands to make sure those annoying lovers of pristine wilderness don't bar them to four-wheelers and energy exploration.
The Trib's Patty Henetz points out that Huntsman's tactic, rooted in a bill sponsored by Kanab Rep. Mike Noel, could be "a tidy way to skirt federal law" that limits how many cow paths counties can ID as autobahns.
Or the guv's smooth move could drag the state and counties into more expensive courtroom brawls with those who think Utah's wildlands should be protected — and damn local economic development. One thing for sure — it will provide work for the green lawyer SUWA is trying to hire.
The state's Public Lands Policy coordinator John Harja says: "We are putting the BLM and the rest of the world on notice."
The Trib's Patty Henetz points out that Huntsman's tactic, rooted in a bill sponsored by Kanab Rep. Mike Noel, could be "a tidy way to skirt federal law" that limits how many cow paths counties can ID as autobahns.
Or the guv's smooth move could drag the state and counties into more expensive courtroom brawls with those who think Utah's wildlands should be protected — and damn local economic development. One thing for sure — it will provide work for the green lawyer SUWA is trying to hire.
The state's Public Lands Policy coordinator John Harja says: "We are putting the BLM and the rest of the world on notice."
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