§460lll–29 Resource Management

Summary

Mining and drilling are blocked inside the Recreation Area. The Secretary must allow using common rock and gravel when needed to build or maintain roads, trails, and other facilities. Hunting and fishing are allowed on lands and waters the Secretary manages, as long as people follow federal and state rules. The Secretary may set places or times where hunting or fishing is not allowed for safety, management, or public use. Except in emergencies, the Secretary must first talk with the state fish and game agencies before making those limits. States keep their usual authority over wildlife and fish on national forests. The Secretary must find and manage historic and cultural sites under the national historic preservation rules and must consult and consider requests from qualified local residents or family members about using or caring for traditional sites, buildings, and cemeteries.