Sec. 3. Belmont-Harquahala and Gila Bend National Conservation Areas
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There are established in the State: The Belmont-Harquahala National Conservation Area, consisting of approximately 276,100 acres, as generally depicted on the map. The Gila Bend National Conservation Area, consisting of approximately 406,298 acres, as generally depicted on the map. The purpose of the National Conservation Areas is to conserve, and thereby to protect, restore, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the unique and important resources and values of the land, including the ecological, geological, cultural, archaeological, paleontological, natural, scientific, recreational, wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic resources of the public land.
The Secretary shall manage the National Conservation Areas— as components of the National Landscape Conservation System; in a manner that conserves, and thereby protects, and enhances the resources and values of the National Conservation Areas described in subsection (b); and in accordance with— the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); this Act; and any other applicable laws. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of each of the National Conservation Areas.
Each management plan shall— describe the appropriate management and uses of the National Conservation Areas consistent with the conservation purpose as specified in subsections
(b)and (c); be developed with extensive public input; and take into consideration any information developed in studies of the land within the National Conservation Areas. The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the National Conservation Areas as the Secretary determines would further the conservation purpose for which the National Conservation Areas are established. Except as provided in clauses
(ii)and (iii), use of motorized vehicles in the National Conservation Areas shall be allowed only— before the effective date of each management plan prepared pursuant to paragraph (2), on roads and trails designated for use of motorized vehicles in the management plan that applies on the date of the enactment of this Act; and after the effective date of each management plan prepared pursuant to paragraph (2), on roads and trails designated for use of motorized vehicles in that management plan. Clause
(i)shall not limit the use of motor vehicles in the National Conservation Areas for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency. This subparagraph shall not apply to the Wilderness Areas. No additional road shall be built within the National Conservation Areas after the date of enactment of this Act unless the road is identified in the Management Plans as necessary for public safety or resource protection.
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