43 CFR § 420.1 - Objectives.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s420.1"
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title: "43 CFR § 420.1 - Objectives."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "420.1"
section_name: "Objectives."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "420"
part_name: "OFF-ROAD VEHICLE USE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "32 Stat. 388 (43 U.S.C. 391 ) and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto; E.O. 11644 (37 FR 2877)."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 26893, July 24, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
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# 420.1 Objectives.

The provisions of this part establish regulations for off-road vehicle use on reclamation lands to protect the land resources, to promote the safety of all users, to minimize conflicts among the various uses, and to ensure that any permitted use will not result in significant adverse environmental impact or cause irreversible damage to existing ecological balances.