16 USC 460rr-2 - Administration

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 460rr–2.

Administration

(a)

Objectives

Subject to valid existing rights, the Pine Ridge National Recreation Area designated by this subchapter shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the national forests in a manner compatible with the following objectives:

(1)

the continuation of existing primitive and semiprimitive recreational use in a natural environment;

(2)

preservation and protection of forest, aquatic and grassland habitat;

(3)

protection and conservation of special areas having uncommon or outstanding wilderness, biological, geological, recreational, cultural, historical or archeological, and scientific, or other values contributing to the public benefit;

(4)

the continuation of existing livestock grazing uses;

(5)

the control of noxious weeds and insects and prevention of their spreading onto the nearby private and Federal lands; and

(6)

the control of fires and prevention of their spreading onto nearby private and Federal lands.

(b)

Fire control; Memorandum of Agreement

(c)

Hunting, fishing, and trapping

(d)

Mining and mineral leasing laws

(e)

State responsibilities with respect to wildlife and fish unaffected

(f)

Comprehensive management plan

(g)

Public participation in development of management plan

(Pub. L. 99–504, title II, § 203, Oct. 20, 1986, 100 Stat. 1804.)

cite as: 16 USC 460rr-2