Land use plan decisions are changed through either a plan amendment or a plan revision. Amendments and revisions are accomplished with public input and the appropriate level of environmental analysis.
Plan amendments are often prompted by the need to:
consider a proposed action that does not conform to the plan,
implement a policy that changes land use plan decisions,
respond to changed uses on public lands, and
consider significant new information from resource assessments, monitoring, or scientific studies that change land use plan decisions.
Plan revisions involve preparation of a new RMP to replace an existing RMP . Revisions are necessary if monitoring and evaluation findings, new data, new or revised policy, or changes in circumstances indicate that decisions for an entire plan, or a major portion of the plan, no longer serve as a useful guide for resource management.
The Approved RMP may be changed, should conditions warrant, through a plan amendment. A plan amendment may become necessary if major changes are needed or in consideration of a proposal or action that is not in conformance with the plan. The results of monitoring, evaluation of new data, or policy changes and changing public needs might also provide the impetus for an amendment. Generally, an amendment is issue-specific. If several areas of the plan become outdated or otherwise obsolete, a plan amendment may become necessary. Amendments are accomplished with public input and the appropriate level of environmental analysis.