§410hhh–5 Administration of National Park and Preserve

Summary

The Secretary must run the national park and the preserve under this law and under the laws that govern all National Park Service places, including the National Park Service Act (approved August 25, 1916) and the Historic Sites Act (approved August 21, 1935). If land that allowed grazing on November 22, 2000 is later bought for the monument, park, preserve, or wildlife refuge, the Secretary may let the person who had the grazing lease keep grazing, following the law. If federal land inside the park or preserve allowed grazing on November 22, 2000, grazing may continue unless the Secretary decides it would harm park resources. The Secretary can also accept voluntary ends to grazing leases. Hunting, fishing, and trapping are allowed in the preserve under federal and state law, but the Secretary can close places or set short no-hunting times for safety, management, or legal reasons and must consult Colorado’s wildlife agency before making closures except in an emergency. Parts of the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley Project inside the park stay under the Bureau of Reclamation and keep being operated under the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972. On November 22, 2000, federal lands shown as Zone A or inside the boundaries were withdrawn from public land entry, mining claims, and mineral or geothermal leasing, subject to valid existing rights; the same applies to lands later acquired or transferred for these areas. Wilderness designations are not changed and remain governed by the Wilderness Act and the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.