PUBLIC LAW 106-248—JULY 25, 2000 114 STAT. 603 104(e), subject to valid existing rights, the lands comprising the Preserve are thereby withdrawn from disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing, including geothermal leasing. (2) MATERIALS FOR ROADS AND FACILITIES. —Nothing in this title shall preclude the Secretary, prior to assumption of management of the Preserve by the Trust, and the Trust thereafter, from allowing the utilization of common varieties of mineral materials such as sand, stone, and gravel as necessary for construction and maintenance of roads and facilities within the Preserve. (f) FISH AND GAME. — Nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting the responsibilities of the State of New Mexico with respect to fish and wildlife, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping within the Preserve, except that the Trust may, in consultation with the Secretary and the State of New Mexico, designate zones where and establish periods when no hunting, fishing, or trapping shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, the protection of nongame species and their habitats, or public use and enjoyment. (g) REDONDO PEAK. — (1) IN GENERAL.— For the purposes of preserving the natural, cultural, religious, and historic resources on Redondo Peak upon acquisition of the Baca ranch under section 104(a), except as provided in paragraph (2), within the area of Redondo Peak above 10,000 feet in elevation— (A) no roads, structures, or facilities shall be constructed; and (B) no motorized access shall be allowed. (2) EXCEPTIONS. —Nothing in this subsection shall preclude— (A) the use and maintenance of roads and trails existing as of the date of enactment of this Act; (B) the construction, use and maintenance of new trails, and the relocation of existing roads, if located to avoid Native American religious and cultural sites; and (C) motorized access necessary to administer the area by the Trust (including measures required in emergencies involving the health or safety of persons within the area). SEC. 106. THE VALLES CALDERA TRUST. 16 USC 698v-4. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —T here is hereby established a wholly owned government corporation known as the Valles Caldera Trust which is empowered to conduct business in the State of New Mexico and elsewhere in the United States in furtherance of its corporate purposes. (b) CORPORATE PURPOSES.— The purposes of the Trust are— (1) to provide management and administrative services for the Preserve; (2) to establish and implement management policies which will best achieve the purposes and requirements of this title; (3) to receive and collect funds from private and public sources and to make dispositions in support of the management and administration of the Preserve; and (4) to cooperate with Federal, State, and local governmental units, and with Indian tribes and Pueblos, to further the purposes for which the Preserve was established.
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