§460rrr–3 Powers of the Commission

Summary

The Commission can hold meetings and hearings, take testimony, and accept evidence it thinks is needed to carry out the management plan for the Natural Area. It may enter cooperative agreements with the State of Colorado, local governments, or private people to manage non-Federal land. Those agreements must include how the Commission will be notified about any proposed actions that could affect the plan. The agreements cannot change any federal agency’s legal rights or duties. The Commission may not buy land or land interests. The Commission must help the Secretary put the management plan into action. It may help protect State land and wildlife, help raise public awareness about the area's natural, historic, cultural, scientific, scenic, wildlife, and recreation resources, encourage local governments to use land-use rules that match the plan, and help private landowners follow the plan.