US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 460ccc–3

Management plan

(a)

In general

(1)
No later than , the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives, a general management plan for the conservation area, which shall describe the appropriate uses and development of the conservation area consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.
(2)
The management plan described in paragraph (1) shall be developed with full public participation and shall include—
(A)
an implementation plan for a continuing program of interpretation and public education about the resources and values of the conservation area;
(B)
a proposal for administrative and public facilities to be developed, expanded, or improved for the conservation area including the Red Rock Canyon visitors center, to accommodate visitors to the conservation area;
(C)
16 U.S.C. 470aa1
1 See References in Text note below.
a cultural resources management plan for the conservation area prepared in consultation with the Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer, with emphasis on the preservation of the resources in the conservation area and the interpretive, educational, and long-term scientific uses of these resources, giving priority to the enforcement of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( et seq.) and the National Historic Preservation Act  within the conservation area;
(D)
a wildlife resource management plan for the conservation area prepared in consultation with appropriate departments of the State of Nevada and using previous studies of the area; and
(E)
a recreation management plan, including nonmotorized dispersed recreation opportunities for the conservation area in consultation with appropriate departments of the State of Nevada.
(b)

Wilderness study areas

section 460ccc–5 of this titlesection 1782 of title 43102 Stat. 2751Subject to , nothing in this subchapter is intended to alter the requirements of , or section 5(a) of the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 (), as those requirements apply to the lands within, or adjacent to the conservation area as of .

Pub. L. 101–621, § 5104 Stat. 3343Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(d)(23)108 Stat. 4584Pub. L. 103–450, § 2(a)108 Stat. 4766(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 96–9593 Stat. 721section 470aa of this titleThe Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(C), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 1B (§ 470aa et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 89–66580 Stat. 915Pub. L. 113–287128 Stat. 3094section 100101 of Title 54The National Historic Preservation Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(C), is , , , which was classified generally to subchapter II (§ 470 et seq.) of chapter 1A of this title. The Act, except for section 1, was repealed and restated in division A (§ 300101 et seq.) of subtitle III of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs, by , §§ 3, 7, , , 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding .

section 5(a) of Pub. L. 100–550102 Stat. 2751Section 5(a) of the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , , which is not classified to the Code.

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–4501994—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “No later than ,” for “Within 3 full fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the date of enactment of this subchapter occurs,”.

Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Natural Resources” for “Interior and Insular Affairs” after “Committee on”.