16 U.S.C. § 460xx — Establishment

Page 777 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 460xx–1 1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. charter of the Committee),1 are hereby waived with respect to this Advisory Committee. (Pub. L. 100–534, title II, § 206, Oct. 26, 1988, 102 Stat. 2705; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(92), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4316.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is Pub. L. 100–534, Oct. 26, 1988, 102 Stat. 2699, known as the West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987, which enacted this subchapter and sections 410eeee–12 to 410eeee–15 of this title, amended sections 410eeee–1 and 1274 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 410eeee–1 and 1274 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note set out under section 410eeee–1 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chapter 10 of title 5. The provisions of section 1013(b) of title 5 (relating to the charter of the Committee),’’ for ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776). The provisions of section 14(b) of such Act (relating to the charter of the Committee)’’. SUBCHAPTER CIX—SAN PEDRO RIPARIAN NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA § 460xx. Establishment (a) In general In order to protect the riparian area and the aquatic, wildlife, archeological, paleontological, scientific, cultural, educational, and rec- reational resources of the public lands sur- rounding the San Pedro River in Cochise Coun- ty, Arizona, there is hereby established the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘conservation area’’). (b) Area included The conservation area shall consist of public lands as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area—Proposed’’ numbered AZ–040–OZ, dated January 1988, and consisting of approximately 56,431 acres. (c) Map As soon as is practicable after November 18, 1988, a map and legal description of the con- servation area shall be filed by the Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this subchapter re- ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) with the Com- mittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. Each such map shall have the same force and effect as if included in this sub- chapter. Such map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Direc- tor of the Bureau of Land Management, Depart- ment of the Interior, and in the Bureau of Land Management offices of the State Director for Arizona, and the district office responsible for the management of the conservation area. (Pub. L. 100–696, title I, § 101, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4571.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress. SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 100–696, § 1, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4571, pro- vided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this section, sections 460xx–1 to 460xx–6, 460yy, 460yy–1, 460zz to 460zz–11 of this title, sections 2081 to 2086, 2101 to 2106, 2121, and 2122 of Title 2, The Congress, and section 640d–31 of Title 25, Indians, amending sections 2101, 2102, and 2106 of Title 2 and section 640d–11 of Title 25, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 431 of this title and section 2101 of Title 2] be cited as the ‘Ari- zona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988’.’’ § 460xx–1. Management (a) General authorities The Secretary shall manage the conservation area in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the riparian area and the aquatic, wildlife, archeological, paleontological, sci- entific, cultural, educational, and recreational resources of the conservation area. Such man- agement shall be guided by this subchapter and, where not inconsistent with this subchapter, by the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 [43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.] (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as ‘‘FLPMA’’). (b) Uses The Secretary shall only allow such uses of the conservation area as he finds will further the primary purposes for which the conservation area is established. Except where needed for ad- ministrative or emergency purposes, the use of motorized vehicles in the conservation area shall only be allowed on roads specifically des- ignated for such use as part of the management plan prepared pursuant to section 460xx–2 of this title. The Secretary shall have the power to im- plement such reasonable limits to visitation and use of the conservation area as he finds appro- priate for the protection of the resources of the conservation area, including requiring permits for public use, or closing portions of the con- servation area to public use. (c) Withdrawals Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal lands within the conservation area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropria- tion, or disposal under the public land laws; from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws; and from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geo- thermal leasing and all amendments thereto. (d) Water rights Congress reserves for the purposes of this res- ervation, a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area created by this subchapter. The priority date of such reserve rights shall be November 18, 1988. The Secretary shall file a claim for the quantification of such rights in an appropriate stream adjudication.