Show dill Bill ill to guarantee access to public lands Senator Frank E. E Ted Moss Utah D-Utah is introducing legislation to lo guarantee access to public parks lakes reserves and other public lands surrounded by private lan lan- The bill would authorize Federal agencies administering such lands to negotiate with wilh private landowners landowners landowners lan lan- downers under several options to acquire rights of There is a recurring problem in the western states for hikers picnickers h hunters and fishermen being unable to enjoy certain tracts of public land which are surrounded by private landholdings across which there is no public access access In some cases such lands have been accessible to the public only because a friendly farmer or rancher has allowed the public to use a private road Sena Senator tor Moss said My bill would avoid these problems by providing a means for acquiring lawful access for forthe forthe the public It II is clear that without access the public lands are not public the Senator concluded |