Sec. 6. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, White River National Forest, Colorado
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Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 8,176 acres of Federal land located in the White River National Forest, as generally depicted on the map entitled Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area Proposal and dated January 23, 2018, are designated as the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area (referred to in this section as the Wildlife Conservation Area ). The purposes of the Wildlife Conservation Area are— to conserve and protect a wildlife migration corridor over Interstate 70; and to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, and ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area.
The Secretary shall manage the Wildlife Conservation Area— in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the purposes described in subsection (b); and in accordance with— the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); any other applicable laws (including regulations); and this section. The Secretary shall only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conservation Area that the Secretary determines would further the purposes described in subsection (b).
The Secretary may permit such recreational activities in the Wildlife Conservation Area that the Secretary determines are consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b). Except as provided in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles and mechanized transport in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be prohibited. Except as provided in clause
(iii)and subsection (h), no new or temporary roads shall be constructed within the Wildlife Conservation Area. Nothing in clause
(i)or
(ii)prevents the Secretary from— authorizing the use of motorized vehicles or mechanized transport for administrative purposes; constructing temporary roads or permitting the use of motorized vehicles or mechanized transport to carry out pre- or post-fire watershed protection projects; authorizing the use of motorized vehicles or mechanized transport to carry out activities described in subsection
(g)or (h); or responding to an emergency. No projects shall be undertaken for the purpose of harvesting commercial timber in the Wildlife Conservation Area. Nothing in clause
(i)prevents the Secretary from harvesting or selling merchantable products that are byproducts of activities authorized under this section. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wildlife Conservation Area. The map and legal description prepared under paragraph
(1)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the map and legal description. The map and legal description prepared under paragraph
(1)shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may not identify the Wildlife Conservation Area on a Federal Aviation Administration aeronautical chart. Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land within the Wildlife Conservation Area is withdrawn from— all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States in the boundaries of the Wildlife Conservation Area shall— become part of the Wildlife Conservation Area; and be managed in accordance with— this section; and any other applicable laws. The Secretary may take any measure, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), that the Secretary determines to be necessary to prevent, control, and mitigate fire, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Conservation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Nothing in this section precludes the Secretary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), the use or leasing of Federal land within the Wildlife Conservation Area for— regional transportation projects, including— highway widening or realignment; and construction of multimodal transportation systems; and infrastructure, activities, or safety measures associated with the implementation or use of transportation infrastructure facilities. Nothing in this section affects the designation of the Federal land within the Wildlife Conservation Area for purposes of— section 303 of title 49, United States Code; and section 138 of title 23, United States Code. Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act ( Public Law 107–216 ; 116 Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. Nothing in this section restricts or precludes— any low-level overflight of military aircraft over the Wildlife Conservation Area, including military overflights that can be seen, heard, or detected within the Wildlife Conservation Area; flight testing or evaluation over the Wildlife Conservation Area; or the use or establishment of— new units of special use airspace over the Wildlife Conservation Area; or any military flight training or transportation over the Wildlife Conservation Area. Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife in the State, including hunting and fishing. Nothing in this section creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Wildlife Conservation Area.
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Sec. 6
Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, White River National Forest, Colorado
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107-216
Stat.116 Stat. 1058
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