Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 2.djvu/110

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113 STAT. 1130 PUBLIC LAW 106-76—OCT. 21, 1999 zones where and establishing periods when no hunting or trapping shall be permitted for reasons concerning— (A) public safety; (B) administration; or (C) public use and enjoyment. (e) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— In addition to the use of motorized vehicles on established roadways, the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall be allowed to the extent the use is compatible with off-highway vehicle designations as described in the management plan in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (f) CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.— Deadline. (1) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) develop a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of the Conservation Area; and (B) transmit the plan to— (i) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives. (2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan— (A) shall describe the appropriate uses and management of the Conservation Area in accordance with this Act; (B) may incorporate appropriate decisions contained in any management or activity plan for the area completed prior to the date of the enactment of this Act; (C) may incorporate appropriate wildlife habitat management plans or other plans prepared for the land within or adjacent to the Conservation Area prior to the date of the enactment of this Act; (D) shall be prepared in close consultation with appropriate Federal, State, county, and local agencies; and (E) may use information developed prior to the date of the enactment of this Act in studies of the land within or adjacent to the Conservation Area. (g) BOUNDARY REVISIONS.— The Secretary may make revisions to the boundary of the Conservation Area following acquisition of land necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the Conservation Area was designated. 16 USC 410fir-6, SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION 1132 note. AREA. (a) GUNNISON GORGE WILDERNESS. — (1) IN GENERAL. — Within the Conservation Area, there is designated as wilderness, and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness, consisting of approximately 17,700 acres, as generally depicted on the Map. (2) ADMINISTRATION.— (A) WILDERNESS STUDY AREA EXEMPTION.— The approximately 300-acre portion of the wilderness study area depicted on the Map for release from section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782) shall not be subject to section 603(c) of that Act.