Sec. 202. Management of the Conservation Area
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The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Area— subject to valid and existing rights; in accordance with— this Act; the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); and any other applicable laws; in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Area; and as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System. The Secretary shall allow only uses of the Conservation Area that are consistent with— opportunities to undertake cultural, spiritual, medicinal, religious, or traditional historic use practices in the Conservation Area; and the purposes described in section 201(b).
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term management of the Conservation Area and the withdrawal area. The Secretary shall prepare and revise the management plan required under paragraph (1)— in coordination with— the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the development of a management plan for the Special Management Area, as described in section 102(c); the Director of the National Park Service and the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to the administration, protection, and interpretation of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail; the State; and applicable units of local government, including any applicable land grant-mercedes or traditional historic communities; and in consultation with interested Indian Tribes.
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall incorporate into the management plan required under paragraph
(1)stewardship agreements or contracts relating to the Federal land described in section 201(a)(2) that exist on the date of enactment of this Act. At the request of an interested Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall include the interested Indian Tribe as a cooperating agency in the development and revision of the management plan required under paragraph (1). At the request of an interested Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall ensure that Indigenous knowledge is incorporated into the development and revision of the management plan required under paragraph (1). Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a travel management plan to decrease unauthorized road access and motorized use in the Conservation Area and the withdrawal area. In preparing the travel management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall designate the use of motorized vehicles only on— the road within the Conservation Area identified as CR 55C or Old Route 66 ; and any roads in the Conservation Area and the withdrawal area that the Secretary determines to be necessary— to achieve the purposes described in section 201(b); and to allow for access to private property or critical infrastructure. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file maps and legal descriptions of the Conservation Area with— the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. The maps and legal descriptions filed under paragraph
(1)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct errors in the maps and legal descriptions. The maps and legal descriptions filed under paragraph
(1)shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
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