The need for these to be signed and be current make 100% complete sense and is the right thing to do because of the insurance/liability landscape we exist in. i
That said, to give this a mere few months to be completed is ridiculous - and I can only hope ( and assume ) - the delay in getting this out to the member clubs is from the insurer making the call.
Once trails close, they rarely re-open - this will be a task and trail reduction will be the end result here.