16 USC 460iiii - Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 16, 2024

§ 460iiii.

Pistone-Black Mountain National Conservation Area

(1)

Definitions

In this section:

(A)

Conservation Area

(B)

Secretary

(C)

Tribe

(2)

Establishment

(A)

In general

(B)

Area included

(i)

In general

(ii)

Availability of map

(3)

Management

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Area—

(i)

in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the Conservation Area, including the resources and values described in paragraph (2)(A);

(ii)

in accordance with—

(I)

this section;

(II)

the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and

(III)

any other applicable law; and

(iii)

as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.

(B)

Uses

(C)

Tribal cultural resources

In administering the Conservation Area, the Secretary shall provide for—

(i)

access to and use of cultural resources by the Tribe at the Conservation Area; and

(ii)

the protection from disturbance of the cultural resources and burial sites of the Tribe located in the Conservation Area.

(D)

Cooperative agreements

(4)

Management plan

(A)

In general

(B)

Consultation

In developing the management plan required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consult with—

(i)

appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental entities; and

(ii)

members of the public.

(C)

Requirements

The management plan developed under subparagraph (A) shall—

(i)

describe the appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area;

(ii)

incorporate, as appropriate, decisions contained in any other management or activity plan for the land in or adjacent to the Conservation Area;

(iii)

take into consideration any information developed in studies of the land and resources in or adjacent to the Conservation Area; and

(iv)

provide for a cooperative agreement with the Tribe to address the historical, archaeological, and cultural values of the Conservation Area.

(5)

Withdrawal

(A)

In general

Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from—

(i)

all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;

(ii)

location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and

(iii)

disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

(B)

Additional land

(6)

Hunting, fishing, and trapping

(A)

In general

(B)

Limitations

(i)

Regulations

(ii)

Consultation required

(7)

Grazing

(8)

No buffer zones

(A)

In general

(B)

Activities outside Conservation Area

(9)

Military overflights

Nothing in this section restricts or precludes—

(A)

low-level overflights of military aircraft over the Conservation Area, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Conservation Area;

(B)

flight testing and evaluation; or

(C)

the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Conservation Area.

(10)

Effect on water rights

(Pub. L. 117–263, div. B, title XXIX, § 2903(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3037.)

cite as: 16 USC 460iiii