Sec. 7. Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area, White River National Forest, Colorado
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Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 3,492 acres of Federal land in the White River National Forest in the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled Williams Fork Proposal and dated January 23, 2018, are designated as the Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area (referred to in this section as the Wildlife Conservation Area ). The purposes of the Wildlife Conservation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, 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).
Except as provided in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited to designated roads and trails. Except as provided in clause (iii), no new or temporary roads shall be constructed in the Wildlife Conservation Area. Nothing in clause
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(ii)prevents the Secretary from— authorizing the use of motorized vehicles for administrative purposes; authorizing the use of motorized vehicles to carry out activities described in subsection (g); or responding to an emergency. The use of bicycles in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited to designated roads and trails. 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. The laws (including regulations) and policies followed by the Secretary in issuing and administering grazing permits or leases on land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall continue to apply with regard to the land in the Wildlife Conservation Area, consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b). 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 in 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 within 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. 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. 7
Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area, White River National Forest, Colorado
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107-216
Stat.116 Stat. 1058
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