16 U.S.C. § 460eeee
Vinagre Wash Special Management Area
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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In this section:
The term “Management Area” means the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area established by subsection (b).
The term “map” means the map entitled “Proposed Vinagre Wash Special Management Area and Proposed Wilderness” and dated December 4, 2018.
The term “public land” has the meaning given the term “public lands” in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
The term “State” means the State of California.
There is established the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area in the State, to be managed by the Secretary.
The purpose of the Management Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance—
The Management Area shall consist of the public land in Imperial County, California, comprising approximately 81,880 acres, as generally depicted on the map as “Proposed Special Management Area”.
As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years, after March 12, 2019, the Secretary shall submit a map and legal description of the Management Area to—
The map and legal description submitted under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct any errors in the map and legal description.
Copies of the map submitted under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.
The Secretary shall manage the Management Area—
in accordance with—
The Secretary shall allow only those uses that are consistent with the purposes of the Management Area, including hiking, camping, hunting, and sightseeing and the use of motorized vehicles, mountain bikes, and horses on designated routes in the Management Area in a manner that—
Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C) and all other applicable laws, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be permitted on routes in the Management Area as generally depicted on the map.
The Secretary may close or permanently reroute a portion of a route described in subparagraph (A)—
During the 3-year period beginning on March 12, 2019, the Secretary—
may designate additional routes that the Secretary determines—
Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Management Area is withdrawn from—
right-of-way, leasing, or disposition under all laws relating to—
The establishment of the Management Area shall not—
The Secretary shall ensure that visitors to the Management Area have access to adequate notice relating to the availability of designated routes in the Management Area through—
The Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes and other interests, shall develop a program to provide opportunities for monitoring and stewardship of the Management Area to minimize environmental impacts and prevent resource damage from recreational use, including volunteer assistance with—
Not later than 2 years after March 12, 2019, the Secretary, in accordance with chapter 2003 of title 54 and any other applicable law, shall—
The Secretary may authorize use of the non-wilderness portion of the Management Area by the Secretary of the Navy for Naval Special Warfare Tactical Training, including long-range small unit training and navigation, vehicle concealment, and vehicle sustainment training, consistent with this section and other applicable laws.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- California Desert Protection Act of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: 69–29
- John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act