The Sawtooth National Forest established its first travel plan map in 1989. The travel plan map was

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The Sawtooth National Forest established its first travel plan map in 1989. The travel plan map was reprinted in 2002. The maps show visitors to the area the system of roads and trails available for their use as well as how and when they could use them. The National Forest Service decided to revise the current travel plan map to restrict motor vehicle use to designated roads and trails. The revision was initiated in response to the 2005 Travel Management Rule, which mandated certain changes to the management of motor vehicle use on National Forest System lands. Prior to the 2005 Travel Management Rule, motor vehicle use on public lands was largely unregulated, resulting in uncontrolled cross-country motor vehicle use, unplanned routes, and damage to the resources. New maps were printed with designated routes, which included some motor vehicle access but limited those routes as compared with previous route use. Any motor vehicle other than designated in the new maps is prohibited under federal law. The Wilderness Society filed suit to stop the new route use plan on the grounds that the Forest Service did not file an EIS. The Forest Service responded that its new plan restricted motor vehicle transport and did not expand it and did not require that an EIS be filed. What should the court decide about the transportation plan? [Wilderness Society v U.S. Forest Service, 850 F. Supp. 2d 1144 (D. Idaho 2012)]

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