§460hhhh Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area

Summary

Creates the Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area in Churchill County, Nevada. It sets aside about 160,224 acres to protect cultural, natural, scientific, historical, wildlife, and recreational values. The boundary is shown on a map dated November 30, 2022, that is available from the Bureau of Land Management. The area will be managed by the Secretary of the Interior. Definitions: Conservation Area — the Numunaa Nobe National Conservation Area. Management plan — the plan the Secretary must write for the area. Secretary — the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary must create a management plan no later than 2 years after December 23, 2022, and must talk with federal, state, tribal, and local officials and the public while doing so. The plan must say what uses are allowed, allow motor vehicles only where the plan marks roads or trails (except for administrative needs, planned military activities covered by existing agreements, or emergencies), and include any fitting parts of current land plans, including a July 6, 1998 Search and Rescue agreement and the January 25, 2012 Carson City BLM guide. Only uses that help protect the area’s purposes are allowed. Public land in the area is withdrawn from new claims, mining claims, and mineral or geothermal leasing, subject to valid existing rights; if the government buys mineral or other interests after December 23, 2022, those parcels are withdrawn when bought. State control of fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping, stays in place, though the Secretary may close areas or times for safety or administration after consulting the state and notifying the public (except in emergencies). Grazing that existed on December 23, 2022 may continue under the law. No buffer zone is created around the area, and activities outside that can be seen or heard inside do not have to stop. Military low-level overflights, testing, and the creation of special-use airspace or training routes are not restricted. Nothing here creates or reserves any water rights.