16 USC 460qqq-3 - Management

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

§ 460qqq–3.

Management

(a)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall manage the Conservation Area—

(1)

in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Area; and

(2)

in accordance with—

(A)

the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

(B)

other applicable law, including this Act.

(b)

Management plan

(1)

In general

(2)

Requirements

The management plan shall—

(A)

describe the appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area;

(B)

(i)

authorize the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area—

(I)

for installing, repairing, maintaining, and reconstructing water development projects, including guzzlers, that would enhance the Conservation Area by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and

(II)

subject to any limitations that are not more restrictive than the limitations on such uses authorized in wilderness areas under section 208; 1

 See References in Text note below.

and

(ii)

include or provide recommendations on ways of minimizing the visual impacts of such activities on the Conservation Area;

(C)

include a plan for litter cleanup and public lands awareness campaign on public lands in and around the Conservation Area; and

(D)

include a recommendation on the location for a right-of-way for a rural roadway to provide the city of Henderson with access to the Conservation Area, in accordance with the application numbered N–65874.

(c)

Uses

(d)

Motorized vehicles

(e)

Withdrawal

(1)

In general

Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—

(A)

all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land laws;

(B)

location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

(C)

operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

(2)

Additional land

(f)

Hunting, fishing, and trapping

(1)

In general

(2)

Limitations

(A)

Regulations

(B)

Consultation

(g)

No buffer zones

(1)

In general

(2)

Private land

(Pub. L. 107–282, title VI, § 605, Nov. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2010.)

cite as: 16 USC 460qqq-3