§460aaa–6 Management plan

Summary

After the Secretary buys at least 10,000 acres on Grand Island, they must write a complete management plan for the recreation area within 30 months. The plan must be made with public input and must follow the other rules in this subchapter. The plan must cover public recreation and a range of activities that fit the island’s rustic, natural, and historic character, including trails and campsites linked to a lodge. It must study whether a private operator could build, run, and maintain a rustic lodge and education center on up to 55 acres placed so it does not block scenic views or change the island’s treeline or forested look as seen from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. That study must look at costs and financing; road and water access; utilities, sewage, garbage, environmental impacts; construction, operation, and maintenance; and possible permitted uses by governments, businesses, nonprofits, or individuals. The plan must also address timber management (subject to section 460aaa–2(b)(4)); design rules for new or improved facilities that keep the island’s character and do not harm views; water transportation from the mainland; possible docking facilities on the island and mainland; and an inventory of existing roads, their use, access needs, and any vehicle rules needed to protect resources while allowing reasonable private access. The Secretary must consult state and local officials, allow full public participation, and consider the views of all interested people and groups.