Collapse to view only § 460qqq. Purpose
- § 460qqq. Purpose
- § 460qqq-1. Definitions
- § 460qqq-2. Establishment
- § 460qqq-3. Management
- § 460qqq-4. Sale of Federal parcel
- § 460qqq-5. Right-of-way
§ 460qqq. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the cultural, archaeological, natural, wilderness, scientific, geological, historical, biological, wildlife, educational, and scenic resources of the Conservation Area.
(Pub. L. 107–282, title VI, § 602, Nov. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2009.)
§ 460qqq–1. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Conservation Area
(2) Federal parcel
(3) Management plan
(4) Map
(Pub. L. 107–282, title VI, § 603, Nov. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2009.)
§ 460qqq–2. Establishment
(a) In general
(b) Area included
(c) Map and legal description
(1) In general
(2) Effect
(3) Public availability
(Pub. L. 107–282, title VI, § 604, Nov. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2010.)
§ 460qqq–3. Management
(a) In generalThe Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall manage the Conservation Area—
(1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Area; and
(2) in accordance with—
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
(B) other applicable law, including this Act.
(b) Management plan
(1) In general
(2) RequirementsThe management plan shall—
(A) describe the appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area;
(B)
(i) authorize the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area—(I) for installing, repairing, maintaining, and reconstructing water development projects, including guzzlers, that would enhance the Conservation Area by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and(II) subject to any limitations that are not more restrictive than the limitations on such uses authorized in wilderness areas under section 208; 1
1 See References in Text note below.
and(ii) include or provide recommendations on ways of minimizing the visual impacts of such activities on the Conservation Area;
(C) include a plan for litter cleanup and public lands awareness campaign on public lands in and around the Conservation Area; and
(D) include a recommendation on the location for a right-of-way for a rural roadway to provide the city of Henderson with access to the Conservation Area, in accordance with the application numbered N–65874.
(c) Uses
(d) Motorized vehicles
(e) Withdrawal
(1) In generalSubject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—
(A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
(2) Additional land
(f) Hunting, fishing, and trapping
(1) In general
(2) Limitations
(A) Regulations
(B) Consultation
(g) No buffer zones
(1) In general
(2) Private land
(Pub. L. 107–282, title VI, § 605, Nov. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2010.)
§ 460qqq–4. Sale of Federal parcel
(a) In general
(b) Disposition of proceedsOf the gross proceeds from the conveyance of land under subsection (a)—
(1) 5 percent shall be available to the State for use in the general education program of the State; and
(2) the remainder shall be deposited in the special account established under the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345), to be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation for—
(A) the construction and operation of facilities to support the management of the Conservation Area;
(B) the construction and repair of trails and roads in the Conservation Area authorized under the management plan;
(C) research on and interpretation of the archaeological and geological resources of the Conservation Area;
(D) conservation and research relating to the Conservation Area; and
(E) any other purpose that the Secretary determines to be consistent with the purpose described in section 460qqq of this title.
(Pub. L. 107–282, title VI, § 606, Nov. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2012.)
§ 460qqq–5. Right-of-way
Not later than 180 days after November 6, 2002, the Secretary shall convey to the City of Henderson the public right-of-way requested for public trail purposes under the application numbered N–76312 and the public right-of-way requested for public trail purposes under the application numbered N–65874.
(Pub. L. 107–282, title VI, § 607, Nov. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2012.)