§460dddd–1 Management of Recreation Area

Summary

The Secretary must manage the Recreation Area to protect and improve the reasons it was created and must follow this law, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and other laws. Only uses that match the Recreation Area’s purposes are allowed. Within five years after March 12, 2019, the Secretary must write a long-term management plan. The plan must say how the area will be used and cared for, be made with lots of public input, consider studies of the land, and follow the settlement agreement from January 13, 2017 in the case Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. U.S. Department of the Interior (No. 2:12–cv–257 DAK). Motorized vehicles are allowed only on roads and routes the plan names, except for emergencies or official work. No new permanent or temporary roads may be built after March 12, 2019, though needed repairs and rerouting of existing roads are allowed. Grazing that began before March 12, 2019 may continue under reasonable rules and the Secretary must inventory grazing facilities within five years with any affected permittee. The Secretary must also educate the public about Cold War and historic uranium mine sites while protecting health and safety. Any land the United States buys inside the boundary after March 12, 2019 becomes part of the Recreation Area and is managed under these rules. Federal land inside the area is withdrawn from public land entry/disposal, mining claims and patents, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights. The Secretary must study nonmotorized trail options, including bike trails, within two years after March 12, 2019. The Secretary may make cooperative agreements with the State for protection, management, and maintenance.