Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".

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HJRES 60, enacted as Public Law 119-13, is a constitutional exercise of congressional control over federal property. Under the Property Clause it vetoes an NPS motor-vehicle restriction at Glen Canyon, restores access, and violates no rights, sovereignty, or due process protections.

• ✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
  Congress has explicit authority over federal land under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, the Property Clause, which grants Congress power to make all needful Rules respecting Territory or other Property belonging to the United States. The joint resolution also rests on Article I, Section 1 vesting legislative power and Article I, Section 7 presentment, executed through the Congressional Review Act…
• ✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
  The resolution infringes no provision of the first ten Amendments. It does not limit speech, religion, press, assembly or petition under the First Amendment, does not restrict arms under the Second Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. It restores prior public access for recreation and therefore supports Ninth Amendment retained rights and Tenth A…
• ✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
  The measure does not restrict the person, property, speech, labor, or belief of any individual. It nullifies a January 13, 2025 NPS rule that had prohibited off-road vehicles on parts of Poison Spring Loop, Flint Trail, and lake shoreline routes, thereby expanding lawful recreational use. The burden on liberty is reduced, not increased, with no compelling-justification test triggered.
• ✓ Passes · Decentralization
  Management of a federal recreation area is inherently federal because the land is owned by the United States. Individuals, counties, and states cannot unilaterally set motor-vehicle rules for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The resolution does not consolidate power upward; it uses congressional oversight under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to veto an agency rule and return discre…
• ✓ Passes · Due process and takings
  No person is deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process under the Fifth Amendment, and no property is taken for public use. The Congressional Review Act process provides public enactment with presentment under Article I, Section 7. No retroactive penalty, no warrantless taking, and just compensation under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause is not triggered.

Sources: Congress.gov: HJRES 60 summary