“Thirteen months after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered the National Park Service to grant eBike riders the same access in parks as muscle-powered cyclists enjoyed, the Interior Department on Friday finalized the regulations that allow that access.
In December 2019 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a lawsuit to overturn the Interior Department’s move to expand eBike access in the National Park System. The 31-page filing, made by PEER with three other conservation groups and two individuals, charged that the decision-making process was flawed in that it violated not only the Administrative Procedures Act but also the National Environmental Policy Act. The plaintiffs also argued that an advisory committee comprised of industry friendly representatives met regularly with Interior officials to lobby for the increased access and helped develop the new policy.”
