16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–21 — Management authorities and purposes

(a) In general. The Secretary^* must manage all the federal land in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area^* under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and other applicable laws, including this subchapter. That management must (1) protect and improve the area's ecological, social, and economic environment — including geology, wildlife, rivers and streams, scenery, and Native American tribal, cultural, and archaeological sites, plus other cultural and historic sites — and (2) recognize and allow the recreational use that's happened there, both currently and historically.

(b) Management plan^*. Within four years after October 30, 2000, the Secretary had to write a comprehensive, long-range plan for protecting and managing the federal land in the area, including the Wilderness Area^*. That plan must: (1) describe what uses and management fit this subchapter; (2) build in relevant decisions from current or future management plans, and use information from earlier studies of the land; (3) coordinate with the state, county, private local landowners, and the Burns Paiute Tribe; and (4) set measurable, achievable management goals — consistent with the goals in section 460nnn–12 — to protect the area's ecological integrity^*.

(c) Monitoring. The Secretary must run a monitoring program for the federal land in the area, so that progress toward those ecological-integrity goals can be tracked.