§460lll–29 Resource Management

Summary

Land inside the Recreation Area cannot be used under federal mining or mineral leasing laws. The Secretary may allow taking common mineral materials for developing and maintaining the Recreation Area. Hunting and fishing are allowed on lands and waters the Secretary controls inside the Recreation Area, if people follow U.S. and state laws. The Secretary can set places or times when hunting or fishing is banned for safety, management, or public use, but except in emergencies those bans only begin after talking with the state fish and game department. This does not change state authority over fish and wildlife on national forests. The Secretary must find and care for historic resources under division A of subtitle III of title 54 (formerly known as the “National Historic Preservation Act”) and must consult with qualified residents or relatives. The Secretary must, under applicable law, consider requests by those people to use and maintain traditional sites, buildings, cemeteries, and other culturally important places, and involve them in managing the area’s historic resources.