Sec. 9. Lander Slope Area of Critical Environmental Concern and Red Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern
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In this section, the term County means Fremont County, Wyoming. The Secretary shall pursue transfers in which land managed by the Bureau in the County is exchanged for land owned by the State that is within the boundaries of— the Lander Slope Area of Critical Environmental Concern; or the Red Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern. A transfer under paragraph
(1)shall— comply with all requirements of law, including any required analysis; and be subject to appropriation. The Secretary shall carry out a study to evaluate the potential for the development of special motorized recreation areas in the County. The study under paragraph
(1)shall evaluate— the potential for the development of special motorized recreation areas on all land managed by the Bureau in the County except— any land in T. 40 N., R. 94 W., secs. 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, and the N 1⁄2 sec. 34; and any land that is subject to a restriction on the use of off-road vehicles under any Federal law, including this Act; the suitability of the land evaluated under subparagraph
(A)for off-road vehicles, including rock crawlers; and the parking, staging, and camping necessary to accommodate special motorized recreation. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the findings of the study under paragraph (1). Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team, to be known as the Fremont County Implementation Team (referred to in this subsection as the Team ) to advise and assist the Secretary with respect to the implementation of the management requirements described in this section that are applicable to land in the County. The Team shall consist of— the Secretary (or a designee of the Secretary); and 1 or more individuals appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of the County. The Team shall not be subject to the requirements of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Federal Advisory Committee Act ).