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[CITE: 16USC460hhh-3]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
       SUBCHAPTER CXIX--SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
 
Sec. 460hhh-3. Management


(a) In general

    The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall 
manage the Recreation Area in accordance with the laws, rules, and 
regulations pertaining to the National Forest System and this subchapter 
to provide for--
        (1) the conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, cultural, 
    and other values contributing to public enjoyment;
        (2) the conservation of fish and wildlife populations and 
    habitat, including the use of prescribed fire to improve or maintain 
    habitat;
        (3) the protection of watersheds and the maintenance of free 
    flowing streams and the quality of ground and surface waters in 
    accordance with applicable law;
        (4) public outdoor recreation benefits, including, but not 
    limited to, hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, horseback riding, 
    backpacking, rock climbing, camping, and nature study;
        (5) wilderness areas as designated by Congress; and
        (6) the management and use of natural resources in a manner 
    compatible with the purposes for which the Recreation Area is 
    established.

(b) Hunting, trapping, and fishing

                           (1) In general

        Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall permit hunting, 
    trapping, fishing, and habitat management within the Recreation Area 
    in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of 
    Nevada.

                           (2) Exceptions

        The Secretary, in consultation with the Nevada Department of 
    Wildlife, may designate zones where and periods when hunting, 
    trapping, or fishing shall not be permitted for reasons of public 
    safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment.

(c) Grazing

    The grazing of livestock on Federal lands may be permitted to 
continue pursuant to Federal law and subject to such reasonable 
regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers 
necessary.

(d) Preventive measures

    Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude such reasonable measures 
as the Secretary considers necessary to protect the land and resources 
from fire or insect or disease infestation in the Recreation Area.

(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 5, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 298.)
