(g) TIMBER HARVESTING.—The Secretary may per-
mit timber harvesting in the recreation area for commer-
cial purposes, including (but not limited to) vigas, latillas,
the gathering of fuelwood, and for purposes of public safe-
ty, recreation, wildlife, and administration, insofar as the
harvesting is compatible with the purposes of the recre-
ation area. Trees damaged or downed due to fire, disease,
or insect infestation may be utilized, salvaged, or removed
from the recreation area as authorized by the Secretary
in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to affect the timber sales under
contract on the date of enactment of this Act. Nothing
in this Act shall be construed to effect the Los Griegos
timber sale in the Los Griegos Diversity Unit number
0322 as shown on the West Half Diversity Unit map of
the Santa Fe National Forest dated November 1991; ex-
cept that the Secretary shall manage such sale using un-
even aged management including the individual tree selec-
tion method.
(h) GRAZING.—The Secretary may permit grazing
within the recreation area in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary. Riparian areas shall be man-
aged in such a manner as to protect their important re-
source values.
(i) TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—(1) Within 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
pare a transportation plan that provides for the most effi-
cient use of roads and trails to accomplish the purposes
of this Act. The plan shall provide for a comprehensive
trails system that provides for dispersed recreation while
minimizing impact on significant archaeological and reli-
gious sites.
(2) The Secretary shall construct, maintain, and close
roads within the recreation area after consultation with
local tribal leaders and only in accordance with such plan.
(j) RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall
provide for recreational facilities within the recreation
area. Such facilities shall be constructed so as to minimize
impacts on the scenic beauty, the natural character, and
the archaeological and religious sites of the recreation
area.
(k) VISITOR FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a visitor center and interpretive facilities in or near
the recreation area for the purpose of providing for edu-
cation relating to the interpretation of cultural and natu-
ral resources of the recreation area.
(l) POWER TRANSMISSION LINES.—In accordance
with Federal and State laws and regulations, the Sec-
retary may permit a utility corridor for high power electric
transmission lines within the recreation area only when
the Secretary determines that—
(1) there is not a feasible alternative for the lo-
cation of such corridor;
(2) damage to the recreational and scenic qual-
ity and to the archaeological and religious sites of
the recreation area will not be significant;
(3) it is in the public interest that such corridor
be located in the recreation area; and
(4) a plan to minimize harm to the resources of
the recreation area has been developed.
(m) SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS.—The Secretary
may permit scientific investigations within the recreation
area upon the Secretary’s determination that such inves-
tigations are in the public interest and are compatible with
the purposes of this Act.
(n) RESOURCE PROTECTION.—The Secretary may des-
ignate zones where, and establish periods when, any activity
otherwise permitted in the recreation area will not be per-
mitted for reasons of public safety, administration, fish and
wildlife management, protection of archaeological or cul-
tural resources, or public use and enjoyment. Except in
emergencies such designations by the Secretary shall be put
into effect only after consultation with the appropriate
State agencies, appropriate tribal leaders, and other af-
fected parties.
SEC. 3. MINERALS AND MINING.
(a) LIMITATION ON PATENT ISSUANCE.—(1) Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, no patents shall
be issued after May 30, 1991, for any location or claim
made in the recreation area under the mining laws of the
United States.
(2) Notwithstanding any statute of limitations or
similar restriction otherwise applicable, any party claiming
to have been deprived of any property right by enactment
of paragraph (1) may file in the United States Claims
Court a claim against the United States within 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act seeking compensa-
tion for such property right. The United States Claims
Court shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any
such claim in accordance with section 1491 of title 28,
United States Code.
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights,
after the date of enactment of this Act, lands within the
recreation area withdrawn from location under the general
mining laws and from the operation of the mineral leasing,
geothermal leasing, and mineral material disposal laws.
(c) RECLAMATION.—No mining activity involving any
surface disturbance of lands or waters within such area,
including disturbance through subsidence, shall be per-
mitted except in accordance with requirements imposed by
the Secretary, including requirements for reasonable rec-
lamation of disturbed lands to a visual and hydrological
condition as close as practical to their premining condi-
tion.
(d) MINING CLAIM VALIDITY REVIEW.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall undertake and complete within
3 years after the date of enactment of this Act an expe-
dited program to examine all unpatented mining claims,
including those for which a patent application has been
filed, within the recreation area. Upon determination by
the Secretary of Agriculture that the elements of a contest
are present, the Secretary of the Interior shall imme-
diately determine the validity of such claims. If a claim
is determined to be invalid, the Secretary shall promptly
declare the claim to be null and void.
(e) PUBLIC PURPOSES.—The Secretary may utilize
mineral materials from within the recreation area for pub-
lic purposes such as maintenance and construction of
roads, trails, and facilities as long as such use is compat-
ible with the purposes of the recreation area.
SEC. 4. ADJOINING LANDS.
The Secretary may evaluate lands adjoining the
recreation area for possible inclusion in the recreation area
and make recommendations to Congress, including (but
not limited to) that area authorized for study by section
5 of Public Law 101–556 (104 Stat. 2764), known as the
Baca Location Number 1. The Secretary, in consultation
with local tribal leaders and the National Park Service,
shall, no later than 2 years after enactment of this Act,
submit recommendations with respect to future bound-
aries for the recreation area.
SEC. 5. ACQUISITION OF LAND.
(a) STATE LAND.—Land and interests in land within
the boundaries of the recreation area that are owned by the
State of New Mexico, or a political subdivision of New Mex-
ico, may be acquired only by donation or exchange.
(b) OFFERS TO SELL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary may acquire land and interests in land
within the boundaries of the recreation area by dona-
tion, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or
exchange.
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not ac-
quire lands within the recreation area without the
consent of the owner thereof unless the Secretary has
determined that such lands will be put to a use dif-
ferent from their use as of the date of enactment of
this Act and that such new use would be incompatible
with the protection of the natural and cultural re-
sources of the recreation area.
SEC.
5.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.