PUBLIC LAW 106-a53—OCT. 24, 2000 114 STAT. 1375 (2) COUNCIL.— The term "Couneil" means the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council established under section 8. (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— The term "management plan" means the management plan developed for the Conservation Area under section 6(h). (4) MAP.— The term "Map" means the map entitled "Proposed Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Area" and dated July 18, 2000. (5) SECRETARY.—The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. (6) WILDERNESS. —The term "Wilderness" means the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness so designated in section 5. SEC. 4. COLORADO CANYONS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA. (a) IN GENERAL. — There is established the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area in the State of Colorado and the State of Utah. (b) AREAS INCLUDED.— The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 122,300 acres of public land as generally depicted on the Map. SEC. 5. BLACK RIDGE CANYONS WILDERNESS DESIGNATION. Certain lands in Mesa County, Colorado, and Grand County, Utah, which comprise approximately 75,550 acres as generally depicted on the Map, are hereby designated as wilderness and therefore as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Such component shall be known as the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness. SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT. (a) CONSERVATION AREA.— The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Area in a manner that— (1) conserves, protects, and enhances the resources of the Conservation Area specified in section 2(b); and (2) is in accordance with— (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and (B) other applicable law, including this Act. (b) USES. — The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the Conservation Area as the Secretary determines will further the purposes for which the Conservation Area is established. (c) WITHDRAWALS.— Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Conservation Area and the Wilderness and all land and interests in land acquired for the Conservation Area or the Wilderness by the United States are withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) the operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws, and all amendments thereto. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect discretionary authority of the Secretary under other Federal laws to grant, issue, or renew rights-of-way or other land use authorizations consistent with the other provisions of this Act. (d) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE.— 16 USC 460mmm-2. 16 USC 460mmm-3, 1132 note. 16 USC 460mmm-4.
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