[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR292.44]

[Page 357]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 292_NATIONAL RECREATION AREAS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart F_Hells Canyon National Recreation Area_Federal Lands
 
Sec.  292.44  Use of motorized and mechanical equipment.

    The standards and guidelines of this section apply to the use of 
motorized and mechanical equipment in the HCNRA. These standards and 
guidelines shall not be construed to impair or preclude use of such 
equipment in the Forest Service's administration of the HCNRA; 
authorized scientific and other research activities within the HCNRA; 
timber harvesting, mining, or grazing activities as authorized in Sec.  
Sec.  292.46-292.48 of this subpart; responses by the Forest Service or 
any other Federal, state, or local agency to public health or safety 
emergencies; or access to private inholdings within the HCNRA.
    (a) Other Lands. The following standards and guidelines apply to the 
use of motorized and mechanical equipment in the Other Lands category of 
the HCNRA.
    (1) Motorized and mechanical equipment may be used on designated 
Forest Service roads, trails, and airstrips subject to terms and 
conditions deemed necessary by the authorized officer for the safe use 
of such facilities.
    (2) The use of motorized and mechanical equipment is prohibited off 
of designated Forest Service roads, trails, and airstrips unless 
authorized by the authorized officer subject to terms and conditions 
deemed necessary by the authorized officer for the safe use of such 
equipment and to ensure that its use is compatible with the Act.
    (b) Wild and Scenic Rivers. The following standards and guidelines 
apply to the use of motorized and mechanical equipment in the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers category in the HCNRA.
    (1) The use of motorized and mechanical equipment on designated 
Forest Service roads, trails and airstrips is permissible on wild and 
scenic river segments classified ``scenic'' or ``recreational'' subject 
to terms and conditions necessary for safe use of such equipment and to 
ensure its use is compatible with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
    (2) The use of motorized and mechanical equipment on designated 
Forest Service roads, trails, and airstrips is prohibited on wild and 
scenic river segments classified ``wild'' except as provided for by the 
authorized officer upon a determination that such use is necessary for 
the administration of the river or to protect and enhance the values for 
which river was designated.
    (c) Wilderness Lands. Except as provided for in Sections 4 (c) and 
(d) of the Wilderness Act and regulations at 36 CFR parts 261 and 293, 
the use of motorized and mechanical equipment is prohibited on 
Wilderness Lands.