That is a good question. Id imagine there are. Im no expert on other RS2477 routes, but they helped shape the west starting with the mining act of 1866. RS2477 was stopped by the wilderness act of 1976, so no new rs2477 routes since then.
Are all routes that existed before the repeal of rs2477 in 1976 protected? Half of my clubs trail was closed by the CA wilderness expansion act of 1984. It seems like it should have been made a corridor like the other trails were in my area. Id love to get more info on this subject, do you know who i can talk to?
That's a great question. So the County has to assert their RS2477 rights. In the case of the Rubicon, El Dorado County asserted their rights in 1989. Then in 2012, actually got an easement from the USFS. This is why the Rubicon Trail is still open. In the case of Panamint Valley (my understanding), the road was NOT claimed and users attempted to sue, but were denied. The reason none of them were land owners, so they weren't legal "injured". This is what makes the Rubicon Unique...the county claimed it and organizations like the Rubicon Trail Foundation actually own part of the trail, meaning if it ever tried to close we would be legally injured. So long answer to say....those Counties would have to claim those as Public Roads under RS2477. You'd need a land use attorney.
@@RubiconTrailFoundation good info thanks for the response, i did reach out to your guy and he had some good info too! Im doing research on this trail to try and get it reopened, i may have to travel to DC to find info on it and why it was closed.
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Are there any other RS2477 routes in California?
That is a good question. Id imagine there are. Im no expert on other RS2477 routes, but they helped shape the west starting with the mining act of 1866. RS2477 was stopped by the wilderness act of 1976, so no new rs2477 routes since then.
Are all routes that existed before the repeal of rs2477 in 1976 protected? Half of my clubs trail was closed by the CA wilderness expansion act of 1984. It seems like it should have been made a corridor like the other trails were in my area. Id love to get more info on this subject, do you know who i can talk to?
That's a great question. So the County has to assert their RS2477 rights. In the case of the Rubicon, El Dorado County asserted their rights in 1989. Then in 2012, actually got an easement from the USFS. This is why the Rubicon Trail is still open. In the case of Panamint Valley (my understanding), the road was NOT claimed and users attempted to sue, but were denied. The reason none of them were land owners, so they weren't legal "injured". This is what makes the Rubicon Unique...the county claimed it and organizations like the Rubicon Trail Foundation actually own part of the trail, meaning if it ever tried to close we would be legally injured. So long answer to say....those Counties would have to claim those as Public Roads under RS2477. You'd need a land use attorney.
@@RubiconTrailFoundation good info thanks for the response, i did reach out to your guy and he had some good info too! Im doing research on this trail to try and get it reopened, i may have to travel to DC to find info on it and why it was closed.