Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a federal lawsuit this week arguing that the Department of Interior has failed to develop a comprehensive management plan to preserve and protect the Old Spanish National Historic Trail. According to PEER, without such a plan, the National Trails System unit is threatened by development projects.
The Old Spanish National Historic Trail was established as a unit of the National Trails System in 2002. By law, the Department of Interior must submit to Congress a management plan within two years of such a trail being established, but so far, no management plan has been provided.