Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands

Executive Order 14408 is an executive action signed by President Donald J. Trump that rescinds Executive Order 11644 and Executive Order 11989 and directs agencies to revise the rules that carried them out (Sec. 2). The President says older off-road vehicle rules used vague standards that were not required by statute and created barriers to energy, timber, utility, and recreation access (Sec. 1). He says current federal land laws already provide the right framework for managing off-road vehicle use on federal lands (Sec. 1). This matters because it could change who can access public lands, how agencies manage those lands, and how businesses and recreation users use them (Secs. 1-2).