PUBLIC LAW 102-579—OCT. 30, 1992 106 STAT. 4781 (A) GRAZING. — The Secretary may permit grazing to continue where established before the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to such regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, determines to be necessary or appropriate. The management of grazing shall be conducted in accord with applicable grazing laws and policies, including— (i) the Act entitled "An Act to stop injury to public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration, to provide for their orderly use, improvement, and development, to stabilize the livestock industry dependent upon the public range, and for other purposes," approved June 28, 1934 (43 U.S.C. 315 et seq., commonly referred to as the "Taylor Grazing Act"); (ii) title IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and (iii) the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.). (B) HUNTING AND TRAPPING. —The Secretary may permit hunting and trapping within the Withdrawal in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of the United States and the State, except that the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the State, may issue regulations designating zones where, and establishing periods when, no hunting or trapping is permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment. (4) DISPOSAL OF SALT TAILINGS.— The Secretary shall dispose of salt taihngs extracted from the Withdrawal that the Secretary determines are not needed for backfill at WIPP. Disposition of such tailings shall be made under sections 2 and 3 of the Act of July 31, 1947, (30 U.S.C. 602, 603; commonly referred to as the "Materials Act of 1947"). (5) MINING. — (A) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no surface or subsurface mining or oil or gas production, including slant drilling from outside the boundaries of the Withdrawal, shall be permitted at any time (including after decommissioning) on lands on or under the Withdrawal. (B) EXCEPTION. —Existing rights under Federal Oil and Gas Leases No. NMNM 02953 and No. NMNM 02953C shall not be affected unless the Administrator determines, after consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, that the acquisition of such leases by the Secretary is required to comply with the final disposal regulations or with the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). (c) CLOSURE TO PUBLIC.—If during the land withdrawal made by section 3(a) the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, that the health and safety of the public or the common defense and security require the closure to the public use of any road, trail, or other portion of the Withdrawal, the Secretary may take whatever action the Secretary determines
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