I am writing in strong opposition to repealing the roadless rule act. This proposal would negatively impact 58.2 million acres of national forest land that is an integral part of our country. I grew up less than 3 miles from the White Mountain National Forest which over 235,000 acres could be affected. Growing up so close to the WMNF I was able to have a childhood filled with positive experiences in the vast wilderness. One of them being a club in high school where I had teachers who brought us reading, writing, and hiking through the White Mountains. Repealing the roadless rule act could be the reason our future generations don’t have that opportunity. Not only would repealing the roadless rule act negatively impact our ability to have access to public land to recreate, but over 60 million people rely on national forest land for drinking water. If we don’t have forests that are intact and managed properly people would lose drinking water. Not only do intact forests give people access to clean drinking water but it also creates crucial habitat for many animals including salmon, trout, elk and many other animals. The national forest service currently also has over 8.5 billion dollars of maintenance backlog, if they repeal and start adding to the roads it could cause even more fiscal stress. The forest service should not take any action on repealing the roadless rule act. Keep our forests protected.