16 U.S.C. § 460iiii — Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area

(1) Definitions. In this section: (A) "Conservation Area" means the Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area established by paragraph (2)(A). (B) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (C) "Tribe" means the Walker River Paiute Tribe. (2) Establishment. (A) In general. To protect, conserve, and improve the unique and nationally important historic, cultural, archaeological, natural, and educational resources of the Pistone Site on Black Mountain, and subject to valid existing rights, this section establishes the Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area in Mineral County, Nevada. (B) Area included. (i) The Conservation Area consists of about 3,415 acres of public land in Mineral County, Nevada, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, shown on a map titled "Black Mountain/Pistone Archaeological District," dated May 12, 2020. (ii) That map is kept on file and open to the public at Bureau of Land Management offices. (3) Management. (A) In general. The Secretary must manage the Conservation Area — (i) to conserve, protect, and improve its resources and values, including those described in paragraph (2)(A); (ii) following this section, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and any other applicable law; and (iii) as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. (B) Uses. The Secretary may allow only uses of the Conservation Area that he decides will further its purposes. (C) Tribal cultural resources. In managing the Conservation Area, the Secretary must provide for (i) the Tribe's access to and use of cultural resources at the Conservation Area, and (ii) protecting the Tribe's cultural resources and burial sites there from disturbance. (D) Cooperative agreements. The Secretary may enter cooperative agreements with Nevada, affected tribes, and institutions and organizations to carry out this section — but the Tribe must be a party to any such agreement. (4) Management plan. (A) In general. Within 2 years after December 23, 2022, the Secretary must develop a management plan for the Conservation Area. (B) Consultation. While developing the plan, the Secretary must consult appropriate state, tribal, and local government bodies, and members of the public. (C) Requirements. The plan must: (i) describe appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area; (ii) incorporate, as appropriate, decisions from any other management or activity plan for land in or next to the Conservation Area; (iii) consider information from studies of the land and resources in or next to the Conservation Area; and (iv) provide for a cooperative agreement with the Tribe addressing the Conservation Area's historical, archaeological, and cultural values. (5) Withdrawal. (A) In general. Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from: (i) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (iii) disposal under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. (B) Additional land. If the Secretary acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the Conservation Area after December 23, 2022, that parcel is withdrawn the same way, starting on the date it is acquired. (6) Hunting, fishing, and trapping. (A) In general. Subject to (B), nothing in this section affects Nevada's authority over fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area. (B) Limitations. (i) The Secretary may make regulations closing certain areas or times to hunting, fishing, or trapping, for reasons of public safety, administration, or to comply with other laws. (ii) Except in an emergency, he must first consult the appropriate state agency and notify the public before doing so. (7) Grazing. Where the Secretary had already permitted livestock grazing, as of December 23, 2022, on land now included in the Conservation Area, that grazing may continue, subject to applicable laws, including regulations. (8) No buffer zones. (A) In general. Nothing in this section creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Area. (B) Activities outside Conservation Area. The fact that an activity or use outside the Conservation Area can be seen or heard from inside it does not stop that outside activity or use from happening. (9) Military overflights. Nothing in this section restricts or blocks: (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Conservation Area, including ones that can be seen or heard from inside it; (B) flight testing and evaluation; or (C) creating new special-use airspace, or establishing military flight training routes, over the Conservation Area. (10) Effect on water rights. Nothing in this section is an express or implied reservation of any water rights for the Conservation Area.