Forest Resources Accountability Act

S. 4180, the Forest Resources Accountability Act, would prohibit the U.S. Forest Service from opening, improving, authorizing, permitting, or constructing a year-round road on public land near Edwards, Colorado. The bill would also clarify that an existing unpaved, seasonal road provides adequate access to private property in the area. The legislation would prevent the Forest Service from directing resources toward this private development project at a time when the agency faces significant staffing shortages and must focus on critical public priorities like wildfire mitigation, forest health, and watershed protection. The bill reflects concerns that the Forest Service lacks sufficient capacity to support projects that primarily benefit private interests when facing historically low snowpack conditions and heightened wildfire risk heading into the 2026 fire season.