Bingo Brook Occupancy Restrictions, Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District, VT

Order Number: 2010-15

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Green Mountain National Forest

Middlebury/Rochester Ranger District
Bingo Brook Occupancy Restrictions

PROHIBITIONS

Under the authority of the Act of Congress dated June 4, 1897, as amended (16 U.S.C. 551), and pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's Regulations set forth as 36 CFR Part 261, Subpart B (36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b)), the following acts and omissions are prohibited in the Bingo Brook Area located on the Green Mountain National Forest, Rochester Ranger District, in the towns of Rochester and Hancock in Addison and Windsor Counties, Vermont, said area being described and designated as shown on the map set forth at Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a part hereto:

1. Camping, EXCEPT at sites designated for that use (See Exhibit A). (36 CFR 261.58(e))
2. Using a designated campsite by more than ten (10) persons. (36 CFR 261.58(f))
3. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire within the Bingo Brook Area (See Exhibit A), EXCEPT-in a provided fire ring at a designated campsite. (36 CFR 261.52(a))
4. Depositing of human waste within 200 ft. of a designated campsite or the high water mark of Bingo Brook and its tributaries within the Bingo Brook Area (See Exhibit A). (36 CFR 261.53(e))

THESE RESTRICTIONS ARE NECESSARY TO PROTECT NATIONAL FOREST PROPERTY. THEY ARE IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL PROHIBITIONS SET FORTH IN 36 CFR PART 261. THE PROHIBITIONS WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF THIS ORDER UNTIL SPECIFICALLY WITHDRAWN BY TERMINATION ORDER OF THE FOREST SUPERVISOR.

EXEMPTIONS

Pursuant to the provisions of 36 CFR 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this order:

1. Persons with permit specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission (36 CFR 261.50(e)(1)); and,
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of any organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty (36 CFR 261.50(e)(4)).

PURPOSE

• To deter long-term occupancy of National Forest lands that can lead to issues with sanitation and natural resource impact.
• To provide fair and reasonable access to National Forest lands by all persons.
• To mitigate natural resource impacts as well as impacts of large groups in developed recreation sites.
• To ensure the safety and security of Forest users staying in developed campgrounds.

PENALTY

Violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00.00 for an individual or $10,000.00.00 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both (16 U.S.C., 18 U.S.C. 3559 and 3571).

Signed and issued on April 25, 2010, at Rutland, Vermont.
/s/ Colleen Pelles Madrid
Forest Supervisor
Green Mountain National Forest