H.R. 7695 — To provide that the final rule titled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation" and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes.

H.R. 7695 — To provide that the final rule titled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation" and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes. | JustPolicyThe purpose of this legislative proposal is to revoke an existing rule that protects certain areas of national forests from road construction. Specifically, it aims to nullify the "Roadless Area Conservation" rule established in 2001, which restricts road building in designated roadless areas of national forests. The bill also mandates the Secretary of Agriculture to construct roads on these lands for various purposes, including forest restoration and fire hazard reduction.