16 U.S.C. § 460ppp–3 — Management

(a) Management. The Secretary^*, through the Bureau of Land Management, manages the conservation area^* to conserve, protect, and enhance its resources and values named in section 460ppp–2(a), following this subchapter, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law.

(b) Access. (1) In general. The Secretary must maintain adequate access for reasonable use and enjoyment of the conservation area. (2) Private land. The Secretary must give reasonable access to privately owned land within the conservation area's boundaries. (3) Existing public roads. The Secretary may maintain existing public access within the conservation area, consistent with its purposes.

(c) Uses. (1) In general. The Secretary may only allow uses that further the conservation area's purposes. (2) Off-highway vehicle use. Except for administrative or emergency needs, motorized vehicles are allowed only on roads, trails, and areas designated for that use in the management plan under subsection (e). (3) Permitted events. The Secretary may keep allowing large-scale events in defined, low-impact parts of the Black Rock Desert playa, following the management plan.

(d) Hunting, trapping, and fishing. Nothing in this subchapter reduces Nevada's authority over fish and wildlife management, including hunting and fishing rules, on public land in the conservation area.

(e) Management plan. Within three years of December 21, 2000, the Secretary must develop a full resource management plan for the conservation area's long-term protection and management, developed with full public participation. The plan may use decisions from current management plans and information from earlier studies of nearby land.

(f) Grazing. Where the Secretary of the Interior currently permits livestock grazing in the conservation area, that grazing may continue, subject to all applicable laws, regulations, and executive orders.

(g) Visitor service facilities. The Secretary may set up visitor service facilities, working with other public or private groups as appropriate, to share information about the conservation area's historical, cultural, ecological, recreational, and other resources.

(h) Road maintenance. The Secretary may allow gravel pit use to maintain roads within the conservation area under the Materials Act of 1947, consistent with this subchapter and any regulations, policies, and practices the Secretary considers necessary.