Sec. 202. Enhancing recreation management in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
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The Secretary of Agriculture shall complete and publish a comprehensive plan for sustainable recreation management within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (in this section referred to as the Scenic Area ). The purpose of the plan required under subsection
(a)is to increase the social, ecological, and economic sustainability of recreation management and infrastructure in the Scenic Area. The plan required under subsection
(a)shall be published not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and updated every 10 years thereafter. The Secretary of Agriculture shall— make a draft of the plan required under subsection
(a)available for public comment for a period of not less than 90 days; and provide opportunities in addition to paragraph
(1)for public engagement, including, with respect to such plan, consideration of the analysis and comments of relevant experts, State and local agencies, community partners, and other relevant interested parties, as determined by the Secretary, and consultation with affected Indian Tribes. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the plan required under subsection (a)— considers outdoor recreational values, including— equitable access to a diversity of high-quality, environmentally sustainable outdoor recreation opportunities in the Scenic Area; the natural features that support recreation in the Scenic Area; and other values with respect to the Scenic Area, including Tribal treaty rights, cultural, spiritual, ecological, scenic, historical, geological, climate, carbon storage and sequestration, scientific, and native fish and wildlife values; identifies and addresses issues related to equity (as such term is defined in section 2 of Executive Order 13985 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009)) and inclusion; and uses the best available science. The plan required under subsection
(a)shall— be developed in accordance with applicable law and regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); and include the following elements— a description of recreation infrastructure and resources across jurisdictional boundaries in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area that exist on the date of the enactment of this Act; a description of management strategies and resources for sustainable recreation in the Scenic Area that exist on the date of the enactment of this Act; an analysis of ecological impacts and risks of current and future recreation use, including wildfire risk; a plan for more effective management, including recreation and natural resource enhancement; and a comprehensive assessment of— permits and leases in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act within the Area; and how such permits and leases shall be permitted to continue, subject to applicable law. The plan required under subsection (a), shall conduct certain studies to assess recreation trail initiatives, including the development of— a set of interconnected trails that connect municipalities to trails around the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; and a trail connection between the Oregon communities of Mosier and The Dalles.
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Sec. 202
Enhancing recreation management in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Fed. Reg.86 FR 7009
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