§460vvv — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

About 7,254 acres of the Humboldt‑Toiyabe National Forest are officially set aside as the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area, shown on a map dated September 17, 2008. As soon as possible after March 30, 2009, the Secretary must file that map and a legal description with the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. That filed map counts the same as if it were written into the law, but the Secretary can fix errors and must keep the map available for public viewing at Forest Service offices. Until a new plan is finished, the area follows the Toiyabe National Forest 1986 management plan (as of March 30, 2009). Snowmobiles may be used in winter when there is enough snow and under conditions the Secretary sets. Within one year after March 30, 2009, the Secretary must run a public process to create a winter use plan that includes signs, public education, sanitation, monitoring and enforcement, and Trail protection. Enforcement must focus on stopping harm to natural resources, protecting nonmotorized Trail users, and reducing user conflicts. The Secretary must also set a safe snowmobile crossing of the Trail in the area shown on the map, following trail and safety laws and protecting the Trail and landscape. This designation does not stop activities by the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.

Title 16, §460vvv

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(a)The approximately 7,254 acres of land in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest identified as the “Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area”, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Proposed Management” and dated September 17, 2008, is designated as the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area.

(b)(1)As soon as practicable after March 30, 2009, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the Recreation Area with—

(A)the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and

(B)the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

(2)The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct any errors in the map and legal description.

(3)The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.

(c)(1)Until completion of the management plan required under subsection (d), and except as provided in paragraph (2), the Recreation Area shall be managed in accordance with the Toiyabe National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan of 1986 (as in effect on March 30, 2009).

(2)The winter use of snowmobiles shall be allowed in the Recreation Area—

(A)during periods of adequate snow coverage during the winter season; and

(B)subject to any terms and conditions determined to be necessary by the Secretary.

(d)To ensure the sound management and enforcement of the Recreation Area, the Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after March 30, 2009, undergo a public process to develop a winter use management plan that provides for—

(1)adequate signage;

(2)a public education program on allowable usage areas;

(3)measures to ensure adequate sanitation;

(4)a monitoring and enforcement strategy; and

(5)measures to ensure the protection of the Trail.

(e)The Secretary shall prioritize enforcement activities in the Recreation Area—

(1)to prohibit degradation of natural resources in the Recreation Area;

(2)to prevent interference with nonmotorized recreation on the Trail; and

(3)to reduce user conflicts in the Recreation Area.

(f)The Secretary shall establish an appropriate snowmobile crossing point along the Trail in the area identified as “Pacific Crest Trail Proposed Crossing Area” on the map entitled “Humboldt-Toiyable National Forest Proposed Management” and dated September 17, 2008—

(1)in accordance with—

(A)the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.); and

(B)any applicable environmental and public safety laws; and

(2)subject to the terms and conditions the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure that the crossing would not—

(A)interfere with the nature and purposes of the Trail; or

(B)harm the surrounding landscape.

(g)The designation of the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area by this section is not intended to restrict or preclude the activities conducted by the United States Armed Forces at the United States Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center.

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This subtitle, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is subtitle K (§§ 1801–1808) of title I of Pub. L. 111–11, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1052, which enacted this subchapter and section 539o of this title, amended section 1274 of this title, enacted provisions set out as a note under section 1274 of this title, and enacted and amended provisions listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title. For complete classification of subtitle K to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

2009—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 111–84 added subsec. (g).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions Pub. L. 111–11, title I, § 1801, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1052, provided that: “In this subtitle [subtitle K (§§ 1801–1808) of title I of Pub. L. 111–11, see

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note above]: “(1) Forest.—The term ‘Forest’ means the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest designated by section 1808(a) [16 U.S.C. 539o(a)]. “(2) Recreation area.—The term ‘Recreation Area’ means the Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area designated by section 1806(a) [16 U.S.C. 460vvv(a)]. “(3) Secretary.—The term ‘Secretary’ means—“(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and “(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior. “(4) State.—The term ‘State’ means the State of California. “(5) Trail.—The term ‘Trail’ means the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.”

§460vvv Bridgeport Winter Recreation Area

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