16 U.S.C. § 539i — Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area

(a) Establishment (1) To conserve, protect, and enhance the scenic, wildlife, recreational, and other natural-resource values of the Fossil Ridge area, this section establishes the Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area, referred to here as “the recreation management area.” (2) The recreation management area consists of certain lands in the Gunnison National Forest, Colorado, covering about 43,900 acres, generally shown as “Area A” on a map titled “Fossil Ridge Wilderness Proposal,” dated January 1993. (b) Administration The Secretary of Agriculture must administer the recreation management area under this section and the laws and regulations generally applying to the National Forest System. (c) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, all lands within the recreation management area are withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and from disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, including all amendments to those laws. (d) Timber harvesting No timber harvesting is allowed within the recreation management area except to the extent that wilderness under section 1133(d)(1) of this title would allow it for necessary control of fire, insects, and diseases, and for public safety. (e) Livestock grazing Designating the recreation management area does not prohibit or change the administration of livestock grazing within it. (f) Development No developed campgrounds may be built within the recreation management area. After August 13, 1993, no new roads or trails may be built within it. (g) Off-road recreation Motorized travel is allowed within the recreation management area only on established trails and routes that existed as of July 1, 1991, and on which motorized travel was allowed on that date. Other trails and routes may be used when necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency. No later than one year after August 13, 1993, the Secretary must identify those routes and trails and prepare and make available to the public a map showing them. This subsection does not prevent the Secretary from closing any trail or route to protect resources or public safety.