Sec. 21105. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area
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Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 8,287 acres of Federal land located in the White River National Forest, as generally depicted as Proposed Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area on the map entitled Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area Proposal and dated June 24, 2019, 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 as 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 (e), no new or temporary road 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
(d)or (e); or responding to an emergency. Subject to clause (ii), no project shall be carried out in the Wildlife Conservation 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 Wildlife Conservation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Nothing in this section or section 21110(e) 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— 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 Wildlife Conservation Area for purposes of— section 138 of title 23, United States Code; or section 303 of title 49, 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.
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Sec. 21105
Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107-216
Stat.116 Stat. 1058
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