§ 410fff-5. — Establishment of the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410fff-5]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LIX-DD--BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON NATIONAL PARK AND
GUNNISON GORGE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
Sec. 410fff-5. Establishment of the Gunnison Gorge National
Conservation Area
(a) In general
There is established the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area,
consisting of approximately 57,725 acres as generally depicted on the
Map.
(b) Management of Conservation Area
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management, shall manage the Conservation Area to protect the resources
of the Conservation Area in accordance with--
(1) this subchapter;
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(3) other applicable provisions of law.
(c) Withdrawal
Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands within the
Conservation Area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry,
appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; from location,
entry, and patent under the mining laws; and from disposition under all
laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing, and all amendments
thereto.
(d) Hunting, trapping, and fishing
(1) In general
The Secretary shall permit hunting, trapping, and fishing within
the Conservation Area in accordance with applicable laws (including
regulations) of the United States and the State of Colorado.
(2) Exception
The Secretary, after consultation with the Colorado Division of
Wildlife, may issue regulations designating zones where and
establishing periods when no hunting or trapping shall be permitted
for reasons concerning--
(A) public safety;
(B) administration; or
(C) public use and enjoyment.
(e) Use of motorized vehicles
In addition to the use of motorized vehicles on established
roadways, the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall
be allowed to the extent the use is compatible with off-highway vehicle
designations as described in the management plan in effect on October
21, 1999.
(f) Conservation Area management plan
(1) In general
Not later than 4 years after October 21, 1999, the Secretary
shall--
(A) develop a comprehensive plan for the long-range
protection and management of the Conservation Area; and
(B) transmit the plan to--
(i) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Contents of plan
The plan--
(A) shall describe the appropriate uses and management of
the Conservation Area in accordance with this subchapter;
(B) may incorporate appropriate decisions contained in any
management or activity plan for the area completed prior to
October 21, 1999;
(C) may incorporate appropriate wildlife habitat management
plans or other plans prepared for the land within or adjacent to
the Conservation Area prior to October 21, 1999;
(D) shall be prepared in close consultation with appropriate
Federal, State, county, and local agencies; and
(E) may use information developed prior to October 21, 1999,
in studies of the land within or adjacent to the Conservation
Area.
(g) Boundary revisions
The Secretary may make revisions to the boundary of the Conservation
Area following acquisition of land necessary to accomplish the purposes
for which the Conservation Area was designated.
(Pub. L. 106-76, Sec. 7, Oct. 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 1129.)
References in Text
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in
subsec. (b)(2), is Pub. L. 94-579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as
amended, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (Sec. 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.
The public land laws, referred to in subsec. (c), are classified
generally to Title 43, Public Lands.
The mining laws and the mineral leasing laws, referred to in subsec.
(c), are classified generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
Geothermal leasing laws, referred to in subsec. (c), are classified
principally to chapter 23 (Sec. 1001 et seq.) of Title 30, Mineral Lands
and Mining.
