Sec. 4. Special Management Areas
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The Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison and San Juan National Forests in the State comprising approximately 21,675 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Management Area and dated March 8, 2018, is designated as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area . The Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in the State comprising approximately 792 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Liberty Bell and Last Dollar Additions to the Mt.
Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty Bell East Special Management Area and dated March 8, 2018, is designated as the Liberty Bell East Special Management Area . The purpose of the Special Management Areas 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 Areas.
The Secretary shall manage the Special Management Areas in a manner that— conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the Special Management Areas described in subsection (b); subject to paragraph (3), maintains or improves the wilderness character of the Special Management Areas and the suitability of the Special Management Areas 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 Areas: Permanent roads. Except as necessary to meet the minimum requirements for the administration of the Federal land, to provide access for abandoned mine cleanup, 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 and the competitive running event permitted since 1992) that have been authorized by permit or license as of the date of enactment of this Act to continue within the Special Management Areas, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.
The designation of the Special Management Areas 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. The Secretary may permit the use of bicycles in— the portion of the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area identified as Ophir Valley Area on the map entitled Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Management Area and dated March 8, 2018; and the portion of the Liberty Bell East Special Management Area identified as Liberty Bell Corridor on the map entitled Proposed Liberty Bell and Last Dollar Additions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty Bell East Special Management Area and dated March 8, 2018. Water and water rights in the Special Management Areas 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 Areas ; 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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