16 U.S.C. § 460rrr–4 — Management plan
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-337 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 405 words · no verdicts yet
This law requires the Secretary and the Commission to write management plans for the Rio Grande Natural Area within 4 years. The Secretary handles federal land; the Commission handles non-federal land, subject to the Secretary's approval. Both plans must be published.
(a) In general: Within 4 years of October 12, 2006, the Secretary* and the Commission* must prepare management plans for the Natural Area*, working with Colorado agencies, local governments, and private landowners.
(b) Duties of Secretary and Commission:
(1) The Secretary writes the management plan for federal land.
(2) The Commission writes the management plan for non-federal land.
(A) That's the Commission's job.
(B) Approval or disapproval:
(i) The Commission must send its plan to the Secretary for approval.
(ii) If the Secretary disapproves it, the Secretary must explain why, and let the Commission submit revisions.
(3) Cooperation: The Secretary and Commission must work together so the federal and non-federal land plans fit together.
(c) Requirements: Both management plans must:
(1) take into account existing federal, state, and local plans to create one unified plan for preserving, restoring, and conserving the Natural Area;
(2) for federal land: be developed under section 1712 of title 43; match, as much as practical, the Bureau of Land Management's plans for neighboring land; and count as an amendment to the San Luis Resource Management Plan; and
(3) include: an inventory of the Natural Area's resources (including a list of property that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, maintained, or bought); and recommended policies for managing resources -- including using agreements between governments -- that protect the Natural Area's resources and preserve solitude, quiet use, and pristine natural conditions.
(d) Publication: The Secretary must publish notice of the management plans in the Federal Register.
Not later than 4 years after October 12, 2006, the Secretary* and the Commission*, in coordination with appropriate agencies in the State of Colorado, political subdivisions of the State, and private landowners in the Natural Area*, shall prepare management plans for the Natural Area as provided in subsection (b).
The Secretary shall prepare a management plan relating to the management of Federal land in the Natural Area.
The Commission shall prepare a management plan relating to the management of the non-Federal land in the Natural Area.
The Commission shall submit to the Secretary the management plan prepared under subparagraph (A) for approval or disapproval.
If the Secretary disapproves the management plan submitted under clause (i), the Secretary shall—
notify the Commission of the reasons for the disapproval; and
allow the Commission to submit to the Secretary revisions to the management plan submitted under clause (i).
The Secretary and the Commission shall cooperate to ensure that the management plans relating to the management of Federal land and non-Federal land are consistent.
The management plans shall—
take into consideration Federal, State, and local plans in existence on October 12, 2006, to present a unified preservation, restoration, and conservation plan for the Natural Area;
with respect to Federal land in the Natural Area—
be developed in accordance with section 1712 of title 43;
be consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with the management plans adopted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management for land adjacent to the Natural Area; and
be considered to be an amendment to the San Luis Resource Management Plan of the Bureau of Land Management; and
include—
an inventory of the resources contained in the Natural Area (including a list of property in the Natural Area that should be preserved, restored, managed, developed, maintained, or acquired to further the purposes of the Natural Area); and
a recommendation of policies for resource management, including the use of intergovernmental cooperative agreements, that—
protect the resources of the Natural Area; and
provide for solitude, quiet use, and pristine natural values of the Natural Area.
The Secretary shall publish notice of the management plans in the Federal Register.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–337, § 6, Oct. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 1779.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-337 · 120 Stat. 1779
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-337 on 2006-10-12.
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