§460ppp–3 Management

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, must manage the conservation area to care for and improve its natural, cultural, and other values, including the specific resources named earlier, and must follow this subchapter, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and other laws. The Secretary must keep adequate access for public use and for owners of private land inside the area. Public access that already exists may be kept. Uses are allowed only if they help the area's purposes. Motor vehicles can be used only on roads, trails, or places marked for vehicles in the management plan, except for official work or emergencies. Large public events may continue in defined low-impact playa areas. Nevada keeps its authority over fish and wildlife on these public lands. Within three years after December 21, 2000, the Secretary must make a long-term resource management plan with public input. The plan can use parts of current plans and past studies. Existing livestock grazing may continue where it is now allowed, following all laws and rules. The Secretary may set up visitor facilities with partners to provide information about the area. Gravel pits may be allowed for road maintenance under the Materials Act of 1947 if done in line with this law and any needed rules.