16 U.S.C. § 460ccc–2 — Management
submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-621 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 261 words · no verdicts yet
This section tells the Secretary of the Interior how to manage the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area. The Secretary allows only uses that support the area's purposes, permits hunting under Nevada law with some exceptions, and can limit vehicles, visitors, and fire or pest risks.
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, must manage the conservation area — subject to any valid existing rights — to protect and improve its resources. The Secretary follows this subchapter, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and other applicable laws. The Secretary may only allow uses that further the purposes for which the conservation area was created.
(b) Hunting
(1) The Secretary must allow hunting in the conservation area, following Nevada law.
(2) But after talking with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, the Secretary may make rules setting zones and times where hunting is not allowed, for public safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment.
(c) Preventive measures
This subchapter does not stop the Secretary from taking any steps needed to prevent a serious fire or an outbreak of insects or disease in the conservation area.
(d) Mechanized vehicles
Except when needed for administration or emergencies, mechanized vehicles may only be used on roads and trails specifically set aside for that purpose in the management plan (described in section 460ccc–3).
(e) Limits on visitation and use
The Secretary may limit how many people visit and how the area is used, whenever the Secretary decides it is needed to protect the area's resources.
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall, subject to valid existing rights, manage the conservation area to conserve, protect, and enhance the resources described in section 460ccc–1 of this title, in accordance with this subchapter, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 [43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.], and other applicable laws. The Secretary shall only allow such uses of the conservation area as he finds will further the purposes for which the conservation area is established.
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall permit hunting within the conservation area in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.
The Secretary, after consultation with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, may issue regulations designating zones where and establishing when hunting shall not be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment.
Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude such measures as the Secretary deems necessary to prevent devastating fire or infestation of insects or disease within the conservation area.
Except when needed for administrative or emergency purposes, the use of mechanized vehicles in the conservation area shall be allowed only on roads and trails specifically designated for such use as provided in the management plan prepared pursuant to section 460ccc–3 of this title.
The Secretary may limit visitation and use of the conservation area as the Secretary finds appropriate for the protection of the resources of the conservation area.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–621, § 4, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3343.)
- 1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-621 · 104 Stat. 3343
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-621 on 1990-11-16.
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