text: SEMA and other national and local organizations representing the OHV community had worked with lawmakers on the California and Utah provisions for years. Each had been refined to address issues raised by the various stakeholders. However, the provision covering Emery County did not include all the protections sought by the OHV community. SEMA and the other activists launched a huge grassroots effort to amend the provision, but lawmakers refused to make any changes that would threaten passage of the larger bill.
  S. 47 addresses the management and conservation of millions of acres of federal lands. It covers land acquisitions, exchanges and designations in national parks, monuments, wilderness, recreation and other areas. The following are a few highlights.
  S. 47 permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which uses funds collected from oil and gas leases for public lands projects, providing $900 million each year of funding.