16 U.S.C. § 460gggg — Numu Newe Special Management Area

(a) Definitions. "Management plan" means the plan for the area developed under subsection (d). "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. "Special Management Area" means the Numu Newe Special Management Area created by subsection (b). (b) Establishment. Subject to existing valid rights, the law creates the Numu Newe Special Management Area in Churchill and Mineral Counties, Nevada, run by the Secretary, to protect the historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, and educational resources of the Numu Newe traditional homeland. (c) Area included. The area covers about 209,181 acres of public land in those counties, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, shown on a November 2022 map. (d) Management plan. (1) Within two years of December 23, 2022, the Secretary must create a comprehensive long-term management plan. (2) The Secretary must consult federal, tribal, state, and local governments and the public. (3) The plan must: (A) describe allowed uses; (B) for land withdrawn for military use, keep management consistent with the purposes of that military land withdrawal; (C) allow motor vehicle use where appropriate, including road maintenance; (D) fold in relevant provisions from existing land-management plans; (E) protect traditional cultural and religious sites as much as practical; (F) fully incorporate the traditional knowledge of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and other affected tribes; (G) ensure public access for hunting, fishing, and other recreation, consistent with (D); (H) not affect existing water rights or other valid rights as of December 23, 2022; and (I) get reviewed by the Secretary at least once a year to check it's meeting these requirements. (e) Military overflights. The law doesn't restrict or block (1) low-level military aircraft overflights, even ones that can be seen or heard from the area, (2) flight testing and evaluation, or (3) new special-use airspace or military flight training routes over the area.