Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 2 — National Forests
§ 539i. Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area
Statutory text
Establishment
In order to conserve, protect, and enhance the scenic, wildlife, recreational, and other natural resource values of the Fossil Ridge area, there is hereby established the Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area (hereinafter referred to as the “recreation management area”).
The recreation management area shall consist of certain lands in the Gunnison National Forest, Colorado, which comprise approximately 43,900 acres, as generally depicted as “Area A” on a map entitled “Fossil Ridge Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993.
Administration
The Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the recreation management area in accordance with this section and the laws and regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System.
Withdrawal
Subject to valid existing rights, all lands within the recreation management area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and from disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, including all amendments thereto.
Timber harvesting
No timber harvesting shall be allowed within the recreation management area except to the extent that would be permitted in wilderness under section 1133(d)(1) of this title for necessary control of fire, insects, and diseases, and for public safety.
Livestock grazing
The designation of the recreation management area shall not be construed to prohibit, or change the administration of, the grazing of livestock within the recreation management area.
Development
No developed campgrounds shall be constructed within the recreation management area. After , no new roads or trails may be constructed within the recreation management area.
Off-road recreation
Motorized travel shall be permitted within the recreation management area only on those established trails and routes existing as of , on which such travel was permitted as of such date, except that other trails and routes may be used where necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency. No later than one year after , the Secretary shall identify such routes and trails and shall prepare and make available to the public a map showing such routes and trails. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding the Secretary from closing any trail or route from use for purposes of resource protection or public safety.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
Pub. L. 103–77 § 5 · 107 Stat. 756
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 539i
(Pub. L. 103–77, § 5, Aug. 13, 1993, 107 Stat. 760.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 103–77, § 5, Aug. 13, 1993, 107 Stat. 760.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5. FOSSIL RIDGE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA. (a) Establishment.— (1) In order to conserve, protect, and enhance the scenic, wildlife, recreational, and other natural resource values of the Fossil Ridge area, there is hereby established the Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area (hereinafter referred to as the “recreation management area”). (2) The recreation management area shall consist of certain lands in the Gunnison National Forest, Colorado, which comprise approximately 43,900 acres, as generally depicted as “Area A” on a map entitled “Fossil Ridge Wilderness Proposal”, dated January, 1993. (b) Administration.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the recreation management area in accordance with this section and the laws and regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System. (c) Withdrawal.— Subject to valid existing rights, all lands within the recreation management area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and from disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, including all amendments thereto. (d) Timber Harvesting.— No timber harvesting shall be allowed within the recreation management area except to the extent that would be permitted in wilderness under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act for necessary control of fire, insects, and diseases, and for public safety. (e) Livestock Grazing.— The designation of the recreation management area shall not be construed to prohibit, or change the administration of, the grazing of livestock within the recreation management area. (f) Development.— No developed campgrounds shall be constructed within the recreation management area. After the date of enactment of this Act, no new roads or trails may be constructed within the recreation management area. (g) Off-Road Recreation.— Motorized travel shall be permitted within the recreation management area only on those established trails and routes existing as of July 1, 1991, on which such travel was permitted as of such date, except that other trails and routes may be used where necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency. No later than one year Public information. after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify such routes and trails and shall prepare and make available to the public a map showing such routes and trails. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding the Secretary from closing any trail or route from use for purposes of resource protection or public safety.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 103–77, § 1(a), , 107 Stat. 756, provided that: “This Act [enacting this section and section 539j of this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under section 539j of this title, and enacting and amending provisions listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993’.”