PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary must run the Recreation Area so it protects, conserves, and improves why the area was created. Management must follow this law, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and other laws. Only uses that match the area’s purposes are allowed. Within 5 years after March 12, 2019, the Secretary must write a long-term management plan. The plan must say how the land will be used and cared for, include lots of public input, consider past studies, and follow the settlement agreement dated January 13, 2017 in Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. U.S. Department of the Interior, case no. 2:12–cv–257 DAK. Motorized vehicles may only use roads or routes the plan names, except for emergencies or official business. No new roads may be built after March 12, 2019, though needed repairs and reroutes to protect resources or safety are allowed. Existing grazing that began before March 12, 2019 may continue under reasonable rules and an inventory of grazing facilities must be done within 5 years. The Secretary must educate the public about Cold War and historic uranium mine sites in the area, protect health and safety, add any land the United States buys after March 12, 2019 to the Recreation Area, and treat all federal land there as withdrawn from public entry, mining claims, and mineral or geothermal leasing (except for valid existing rights). A study of nonmotorized trails, including bike trails, must be done within 2 years after March 12, 2019. The Secretary may also make cooperative agreements with the State to help protect and manage the area.

Title 16, §460dddd–1

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(a)The Secretary shall administer the Recreation Area—

(1)in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the purposes for which the Recreation Area is established; and

(2)in accordance with—

(A)this section;

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

(C)other applicable laws.

(b)The Secretary shall allow only uses of the Recreation Area that are consistent with the purposes for which the Recreation Area is established.

(c)(1)Not later than 5 years after March 12, 2019, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Recreation Area.

(2)The Management Plan shall—

(A)describe the appropriate uses and management of the Recreation Area;

(B)be developed with extensive public input;

(C)take into consideration any information developed in studies of the land within the Recreation Area; and

(D)be developed fully consistent with the settlement agreement entered into on January 13, 2017, in the case in the United States District Court for the District of Utah styled “Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.” and numbered 2:12–cv–257 DAK.

(d)(1)Except as needed for emergency response or administrative purposes, the use of motorized vehicles in the Recreation Area shall be permitted only on roads and motorized routes designated in the Management Plan for the use of motorized vehicles.

(2)No new permanent or temporary roads or other motorized vehicle routes shall be constructed within the Recreation Area after March 12, 2019.

(3)(A)Necessary maintenance or repairs to existing roads designated in the Management Plan for the use of motorized vehicles, including necessary repairs to keep existing roads free of debris or other safety hazards, shall be permitted after March 12, 2019, consistent with the requirements of this section.

(B)Nothing in this subsection prevents the Secretary from rerouting an existing road or trail to protect Recreation Area resources from degradation or to protect public safety, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.

(e)(1)The grazing of livestock in the Recreation Area, if established before March 12, 2019, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary in accordance with—

(A)applicable law (including regulations); and

(B)the purposes of the Recreation Area.

(2)Not later than 5 years after March 12, 2019, the Secretary, in collaboration with any affected grazing permittee, shall carry out an inventory of facilities and improvements associated with grazing activities in the Recreation Area.

(f)The Secretary shall manage the Recreation Area in a manner that educates the public about Cold War and historic uranium mine sites in the Recreation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to protect public health and safety.

(g)Any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the Recreation Area that is acquired by the United States after March 12, 2019, shall—

(1)become part of the Recreation Area; and

(2)be managed in accordance with applicable laws, including as provided in this section.

(h)Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Recreation Area, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Recreation Area after March 12, 2019, is withdrawn from—

(1)entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;

(2)location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

(3)operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

(i)Not later than 2 years after March 12, 2019, the Secretary, in consultation with interested parties, shall conduct a study of nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities, including bicycle trails, within the Recreation Area, consistent with the purposes of the Recreation Area.

(j)The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State in accordance with section 307(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)) and other applicable laws to provide for the protection, management, and maintenance of the Recreation Area.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(B), is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1701 of Title 43 and Tables.

§460dddd–1 Management of Recreation Area