23-1-117. (Temporary) Limit on development of primitive parks. (1) Except as permitted in Headwaters state park for the limited purposes provided in subsections (3) through (5), the only development allowed in primitive parks designated in 23-1-116 is:
     (a) necessary improvements required to meet minimum public health standards regarding sanitation, which may include necessary access to outhouses, vaults, and water;
     (b) improvements necessary to ensure the safe public use of existing boat ramps;
     (c) addition of gravel to existing unpaved roads and the resurfacing of paved roads when necessary to ensure safe public access;
     (d) establishment of new hiking trails or improvement of existing hiking trails; and
     (e) installation of minimal signage indicating that the park is a designated primitive park in which development has been limited and encouraging the public to help in maintaining the park's primitive character by packing out trash.
     (2) The following development of designated primitive parks is prohibited:
     (a) installation of electric lines or facilities, except when necessary to comply with subsection (1)(a);
     (b) installation of recreational vehicle sanitary dumpsites where they do not presently exist; and
     (c) creation of new roads and paving of existing but previously unpaved roads.
     (3) The orientation area at Headwaters state park may be rebuilt and expanded in order to prepare for and manage increased visitation expected for the Lewis and Clark bicentennial, to include:
     (a) an unstaffed information kiosk;
     (b) sanitation facilities;
     (c) additional parking; and
     (d) additional signage to inform visitors about the history and uses of the park and services in the surrounding area.
     (4) The existing parking area at the confluence of the Madison and Jefferson Rivers in the Headwaters state park may be improved, but not enlarged, using parking features that can be removed. Low-profile interpretive signs may be installed in place of existing signage.
     (5) Interpretive and directional signage may be installed at Headwaters state park to educate visitors about the history and significance of the site and to orient visitors to the features of the park and the surrounding area. (Effective January 1, 2004)
     23-1-117. (Effective January 1, 2004) 23-1-117. Limit on development of primitive parks. (1) As of October 1, 1993, the only development allowed in primitive parks designated in 23-1-116 is:
     (a) necessary improvements required to meet minimum public health standards regarding sanitation, which may include necessary access to outhouses, vaults, and water;
     (b) improvements necessary to ensure the safe public use of existing boat ramps;
     (c) addition of gravel to existing unpaved roads and the resurfacing of paved roads when necessary to ensure safe public access;
     (d) establishment of new hiking trails or improvement of existing hiking trails; and
     (e) installation of minimal signage indicating that the park is a designated primitive park in which development has been limited and encouraging the public to help in maintaining the park's primitive character by packing out trash.
     (2) The following development of designated primitive parks is prohibited:
     (a) installation of electric lines or facilities, except when necessary to comply with subsection (1)(a);
     (b) installation of recreational vehicle sanitary dumpsites where they do not presently exist; and
     (c) creation of new roads and paving of existing but previously unpaved roads.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 501, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 264, L. 2001.