Sec. 3. Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area
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There is established the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area in the State. The Conservation Management Area shall consist of approximately 195,073 acres of Federal land managed by the Forest Service and 13,087 acres of Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, as generally depicted on the map. Any land or interest in land that is located in the Conservation Management Area and is acquired by the United States from a willing seller shall— become part of the Conservation Management Area; and be managed in accordance with— in the case of land managed by the Forest Service— the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Law ) (16 U.S.C. 552 et seq.); and any laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Forest System; in the case of land managed, by the Bureau of Land Management, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); this section; and any other applicable law (including regulations).
The purposes of the Conservation Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the recreational, scenic, historical, cultural, fish, wildlife, roadless, and ecological values of the Conservation Management Area. The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Management Area— in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Management Area; and in accordance with— the laws (including regulations) and rules applicable to the National Forest System for land managed by the Forest Service; the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) for land managed by the Bureau of Land Management; this section; and any other applicable law (including regulations).
The Secretary shall only allow such uses of the Conservation Management Area that the Secretary determines would further the purposes described in subsection (b). The use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Management Area shall be permitted only on existing roads, trails, and areas designated for use by such vehicles as of the date of enactment of this Act. Except as provided in clause (iii), no new or temporary roads shall be constructed within the Conservation Management Area.
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(ii)prevents the Secretary from— rerouting or closing an existing road or trail to protect natural resources from degradation, as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary; constructing a temporary road on which motorized vehicles are permitted as part of a vegetation management project in any portion of the Conservation Management Area located not more than 1/4 mile from the Teton Road, South Teton Road, Sun River Road, Beaver Willow Road, or Benchmark Road; authorizing the use of motorized vehicles for administrative purposes (including noxious weed eradication or grazing management); or responding to an emergency. The Secretary shall decommission any temporary road constructed under clause (iii)(II) not later than 3 years after the date on which the applicable vegetation management project is completed. The Secretary shall permit grazing within the Conservation Management Area, if established on the date of enactment of this Act— subject to— such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary determines appropriate; and all applicable laws; and in a manner consistent with— the purposes described in subsection (b); and the guidelines set forth in the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). Nothing in this Act prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation management projects within the Conservation Management Area— subject to— such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary determines appropriate; and all applicable laws (including regulations); and in a manner consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b).
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