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Article by Daniel Person
In a ruling dated Nov. 7, U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer disagreed with U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan's ruling earlier this year that allowing more than 500 snowmobiles into Yellowstone was illegal. But Brimmer may not have the power to overturn it.
Brimmer did order the park to revert back to the temporary rule put forward in 2004 until it can form a winter use plan that complies with the law. Park officials had said the 2004 rule could not be used because of a sunset provision stating it was only valid through the 2006-2007 winter season.
The 2004 rule allowed for more than 720 snowmobiles a day in the park. Whether the 2004 rule will actually be implemented depends on the fate of a new rule being proposed by the Park Service now.
The Park Service announced a plan last week that would cap the number of snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Teton national parks at 318. The plan is under public comment now, but scheduled to go into place before the park's winter season begins in mid-December. If it does, the 2004 plan would not return.
To read this article in its entirety from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle visit: http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/30brimmer%20ruling.txt
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