HUNTERS, HIKERS AND FISHING ENTHUSIASTS MAY HAVE MORE ACCESS TO FEDERAL LANDS IF ONE NEW MEXICO SENATOR HAS HIS WAY. DEMOCRAT MARTIN HEINRICH INTRODUCED A BILL LAST WEEK THAT WOULD REQUIRE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY LANDS THEY MANAGE THAT HAVE NO PUBLIC ACCESS ROUTES … THEN COME UP WITH WAYS TO MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE FOR RECREATION.
HEINRICH'S MEASURE ALSO SETS ASIDE FUNDS TO BUY EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY FROM LANDOWNERS ADJACENT TO INACCESSIBLE PUBLIC LANDS.
