Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands

               By the authority vested in me as President by the 
               Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
               America, it is hereby ordered:

               Section 1. Purpose. 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. 300101 et seq.), the National 
               Environmental Policy Act, Public Law 91-190, 83 Stat. 
               852 (1970) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
               seq.), the Endangered Species Act, Public Law 93-205, 
               87 Stat. 884 (1973) (codified as amended at 16 U.S.C. 
               1531 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy and 
               Management Act, Public Law 94-579, 90 Stat. 2743 (1976) 
               (codified as amended at 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). I have 
               determined that those statutory authorities, together 
               with executive department and agency (agency) specific 
               land management authorities, provide the appropriate 
               framework for managing off-road vehicle use on Federal 
               lands without retaining the additional specific 
               designation criteria imposed by Executive Order 11644 
               and Executive Order 11989. I have further determined 
               that technological, operational, and land-management 
               developments since the issuance of Executive Order 
               11644 and Executive Order 11989 support replacing those 
               specific criteria with a framework grounded in 
               applicable statutory authorities.

               Executive Order 11644 and Executive Order 11989 direct 
               agencies to promulgate regulations providing that, 
               where off-road vehicle use is permitted on Federal 
               lands, roads, and trails, such use designations must be 
               made in accordance with ill-defined criteria 
               purportedly intended to minimize resource impacts and 
               conflicts between different users of Federal land. 
               These criteria, which are not required by statute, are 
               difficult for agencies to operationalize due to 
               vagueness, and include ``minimiz[ing] harassment of 
               wildlife or significant disruption of wildlife 
               habitats,'' minimizing ``conflicts between off-road 
               vehicle use and other existing or proposed recreational 
               uses . . . taking into account noise and other 
               factors,'' and ensuring that off-road vehicle use in 
               given locations will not ``adversely affect [the 
               location's] natural, aesthetic, or scenic values.'' 
               These vague, subjective criteria often result in 
               barriers to energy and timber production and utility 
               maintenance, permit delays, and de facto bans on hiking 
               and other forms of recreation that require accessing 
               remote areas, all while doing little to benefit 
               multiple use of Federal lands.

               Access to Federal lands benefits all American citizens. 
               Rescinding Executive Order 11644 and Executive Order 
               11989 would facilitate the replacement of current 
               regulations with a system for off-road vehicle use 
               designation that provides more access, recreational 
               opportunities, and greater multiple
               use benefits to the public. It would also restore 
               balanced land management by eliminating ill-defined and 
               arbitrary environmental and social standards, thereby 
               ensuring that all public land users will be granted 
               access on equal terms.

               Sec. 2. Rescinding Certain Prior Executive Orders. 
               Executive Order 11644 and Executive Order 11989 are 
               hereby rescinded. The Secretary of War, the Secretary 
               of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
               Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 
               and the head of any other relevant agency shall 
               initiate rulemakings to rescind or revise the 
               regulations previously adopted to implement those 
               Executive Orders.

               Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
               shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                   (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
               applicable law and subject to the availability of 
               appropriations.
                   (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
               create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
               enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
               the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
               entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
               other person.
                   (d) The costs for publication of this order shall 
               be borne by the Department of the Interior.
                              
                 DONALD J. TRUMP

               THE WHITE HOUSE,

                   May 29, 2026.