Sec. 4. Sheep Mountain Special Management Area
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Certain Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison and San Juan National Forests comprising approximately 21,620 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Management Area and dated December 2, 2010, is designated as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area . The purpose of the Special Management Area is to conserve and protect for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the geological, cultural, archaeological, paleontological, natural, scientific, recreational, wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic resources of the Special Management Area.
The Secretary shall manage the Special Management Area in a manner that— conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the Special Management Area described in subsection (b); maintains or improves the wilderness character of the Special Management Area and the suitability of the Special Management Area for potential inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System; and is in accordance with— the National Forest Management Act of 1976 ( 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. ); this Act; and any other applicable laws.
The following shall be prohibited in the Special Management Area: Permanent roads. Except as necessary to meet the minimum requirements for the administration of the Federal land and to protect public health and safety— the use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, or mechanical transport (other than provided in paragraph (3)); and the establishment of temporary roads. The Secretary may allow any activities (including helicopter access for recreation and maintenance) that have been authorized by permit or license as of the date of enactment of this Act to continue within the Special Management Area, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.
The designation of the Special Management Area by subsection
(a)shall not affect the issuance of permits relating to the activities covered under subparagraph
(A)after the date of enactment of this Act. Water and water rights in the Special Management Area shall be administered in accordance with section 8 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 ( Public Law 103–77 ; 107 Stat. 762), except that— any reference in that section to the lands designated as wilderness by this Act , the Piedra, Roubideau, and Tabeguache areas identified in section 9 of this Act, or the Bowen Gulch Protection Area or the Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area identified in sections 5 and 6 of this Act , or the areas described in sections 2, 5, 6, and 9 of this Act shall be considered to be a reference to the the Special Management Area ; and any reference in that section to this Act shall be considered to be a reference to the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act .
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- Pub. L. 103-77
- 107 Stat. 762
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