16 U.S.C. § 460rrr–4 — Management plan

(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.