Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§460rrr–4 Management Plan

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXIX — RIO GRANDE NATURAL AREA › § 460rrr–4

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary and the Commission must create management plans for the Natural Area within 4 years after October 12, 2006. They must work with Colorado state agencies, local governments, and private landowners. The Secretary will write the plan for Federal land. The Commission will write the plan for non‑Federal land and must send it to the Secretary for approval. If the Secretary disapproves, the Secretary must say why and let the Commission send a revised plan. The Secretary and the Commission must make sure the two plans agree with each other. The plans must take into account Federal, State, and local plans that existed on October 12, 2006. The Federal land plan must follow section 1712 of title 43, be as consistent as possible with nearby Bureau of Land Management plans, and count as an amendment to the San Luis Resource Management Plan. Each plan must include an inventory of the Natural Area’s resources and a set of management policies (including options for cooperative agreements) that protect the area and keep it quiet and natural. The Secretary must publish notice of the plans in the Federal Register.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460rrr–4

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(a)In general

Not later than 4 years after October 12, 2006, the Secretary and the Commission, in coordination with appropriate agencies in the State of Colorado, political subdivisions of the State, and private landowners in the Natural Area, shall prepare management plans for the Natural Area as provided in subsection (b).

(b)Duties of Secretary and Commission

(1)Secretary

The Secretary shall prepare a management plan relating to the management of Federal land in the Natural Area.

(2)Commission

(A)In general

The Commission shall prepare a management plan relating to the management of the non-Federal land in the Natural Area.

(B)Approval or disapproval

(i)In general

The Commission shall submit to the Secretary the management plan prepared under subparagraph (A) for approval or disapproval.

(ii)Action following disapproval

If the Secretary disapproves the management plan submitted under clause (i), the Secretary shall—

(I)notify the Commission of the reasons for the disapproval; and

(II)allow the Commission to submit to the Secretary revisions to the management plan submitted under clause (i).

(3)Cooperation

The Secretary and the Commission shall cooperate to ensure that the management plans relating to the management of Federal land and non-Federal land are consistent.

(c)Requirements

The management plans shall—

(1)take into consideration Federal, State, and local plans in existence on October 12, 2006, to present a unified preservation, restoration, and conservation plan for the Natural Area;

(2)with respect to Federal land in the Natural Area—

(A)be developed in accordance with section 1712 of title 43;

(B)be consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the management plans adopted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management for land adjacent to the Natural Area; and

(C)be considered to be an amendment to the San Luis Resource Management Plan of the Bureau of Land Management; and

(3)include—

(A)an inventory of the resources contained in the Natural Area (including a list of property in the Natural Area that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, maintained, or acquired to further the purposes of the Natural Area); and

(B)a recommendation of policies for resource management, including the use of intergovernmental cooperative agreements, that—

(i)protect the resources of the Natural Area; and

(ii)provide for solitude, quiet use, and pristine natural values of the Natural Area.

(d)Publication

The Secretary shall publish notice of the management plans in the Federal Register.

Reference

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460rrr–4

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110