Sec. 701. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas
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Subject to valid existing rights, and to rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and operation of Moapa Valley Water District facilities, as depicted on the map entitled Moapa Valley Water District–Facilities and Land Conveyances , and dated February 2, 2023, the following areas of Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the State are established as off-highway vehicle recreation areas: The approximately 16,131 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Off-highway Vehicle Recreation Areas and dated February 2, 2023, to be known as the Laughlin Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area .
The approximately 21,729 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Off-highway Vehicle Recreation Areas and dated February 2, 2023, to be known as the Logandale Trails Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area . The approximately 43,775 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Off-highway Vehicle Recreation Areas and dated February 2, 2023, to be known as the Nelson Hills Off-Highway Recreation Area . The approximately 39,022 acres of Federal land, as generally depicted on the map entitled Off-highway Vehicle Recreation Areas and dated February 2, 2023, to be known as the Sandy Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area .
The purposes of each off-highway vehicle recreation area established by subsection
(a)(referred to in this section as an off-highway vehicle recreation area ) are to preserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations— off-highway vehicle use; other activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and the scenic, watershed, habitat, cultural, historic, and ecological resources of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with applicable law, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of each off-highway vehicle recreation area. In developing the management plans under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with— appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental entities; and members of the public. The Secretary shall manage the off-highway vehicle recreation areas— to support the purposes described in subsection (b); and in accordance with— the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); this section; and any other applicable law (including regulations). Except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of motorized vehicles by the applicable management plan under subsection (c). During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the management plan under subsection
(c)for an off-highway vehicle recreation area takes effect, the use of motorized vehicles in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas shall be permitted in accordance with applicable land management requirements. Nothing in this subsection prevents the Secretary from closing an existing road or trail to protect natural resources or public safety, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Nothing in this section— affects the existence, use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation improvement funding, removal, or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle recreation area; precludes the Secretary from authorizing the establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor within an off-highway vehicle recreation area— in accordance with— the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); and any other applicable law; and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; or prohibits access to, or the repair or replacement of, a transmission line within a right-of-way grant within an off-highway vehicle recreation area issued before the date of enactment of this Act. Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the boundaries of an off-highway vehicle recreation area, together with any land designated as the Nellis Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area under section 3092(j)(3)(A) of Public Law 113–291 ( 16 U.S.C. 460aaaa(3)(A) ), is withdrawn from— all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize the legal description of each off-highway vehicle recreation area. The Secretary may correct any minor error in— a map referred to in subsection (a); or a legal description under paragraph (1). The maps and legal descriptions referred to in paragraph
(2)shall— be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management; and have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, subject to paragraph (2).
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