Sec. 21104. Tenmile Recreation Management Area
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Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 17,122 acres of Federal land in the White River National Forest in the State, as generally depicted as Proposed Tenmile Recreation Management Area on the map entitled Tenmile Proposal and dated June 24, 2019, are designated as the Tenmile Recreation Management Area . The purposes of the Recreation Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the recreational, scenic, watershed, habitat, and ecological resources of the Recreation Management Area.
The Secretary shall manage the Recreation Management Area— in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances— the purposes of the Recreation Management Area described in subsection (b); and recreation opportunities, including mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback riding, snowshoeing, climbing, skiing, camping, and hunting; 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 Recreation Management Area as the Secretary determines would further the purposes described in subsection (b). Except as provided in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles in the Recreation Management Area shall be limited to the roads, vehicle classes, and periods authorized for motorized vehicle use on the date of enactment of this Act. Except as provided in clause (iii), no new or temporary road shall be constructed in the Recreation 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 the Secretary determines to be appropriate; authorizing the use of motorized vehicles for administrative purposes or roadside camping; constructing temporary roads or permitting the use of motorized vehicles to carry out pre- or post-fire watershed protection projects; authorizing the use of motorized vehicles to carry out any activity described in subsection (d), (e)(1), or (f); or responding to an emergency. Subject to clause (ii), no project shall be carried out in the Recreation Management Area for the purpose of harvesting commercial timber. Nothing in clause
(i)prevents the Secretary from harvesting or selling a merchantable product that is a byproduct of an activity authorized under this section. The Secretary may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), that the Secretary determines to be necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, insects, or disease in the Recreation Management Area, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Nothing in this section affects the construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, operation, maintenance, or renovation within the Recreation Management Area of— water management infrastructure in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or any future infrastructure necessary for the development or exercise of water rights decreed before the date of enactment of this Act. Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act ( Public Law 107–216 ; 116 Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Recreation Management Area. 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 Recreation Management Area for— a regional transportation project, including— highway widening or realignment; and construction of multimodal transportation systems; or any infrastructure, activity, or safety measure associated with the implementation or use of a facility constructed under paragraph (1). Nothing in this section affects the designation of the Federal land within the Recreation Management Area for purposes of— section 138 of title 23, United States Code; or section 303 of title 49, United States Code. Nothing in this section alters or limits— any permit held by a ski area or other entity; or the acceptance, review, or implementation of associated activities or facilities proposed or authorized by law or permit outside the boundaries of the Recreation Management Area.
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- Pub. L. 107-216
- 116 Stat. 1058
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