PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary, through the Bureau of Land Management director, must run the area to protect the resources named in section 460uu–21 and follow the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and other laws. Hunting and trapping are allowed under federal and New Mexico law, but after consulting the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish the Secretary may set no-hunt zones or times. Selling green or dead wood for commercial use is banned. Grazing may continue under federal law and reasonable rules the Secretary sets, except as section 460uu–32(b) says.

Title 16, §460uu–22

Conservation, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall manage the conservation area to protect the resources specified in section 460uu–21 of this title and in accordance with this subchapter, the Federal Land Management and Policy 11 So in original. See References in Text note below. Act of 1976 [43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.] and other applicable provisions of law, including those provisions relating to grazing on public lands.

(b)The Secretary shall permit hunting and trapping within the conservation area in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of the United States and the State of New Mexico; except that the Secretary, after consultation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, may issue regulations designating zones where and establishing periods when no hunting or trapping shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment.

(c)Collection of green or dead wood for sale or other commercial purposes shall not be permitted in the conservation area.

(d)Except as otherwise provided in section 460uu–32(b) of this title, within the conservation area the grazing of livestock shall be permitted to continue, pursuant to applicable Federal law, including this subchapter, and subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary deems necessary.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Land Management and Policy Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (a), probably means the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1701 of Title 43 and Tables.

§460uu–22 Management