tect the privacy of religious activities and cultural uses in
such portion by Indian peoples. Any such closure shall be
made so as to affect the smallest practicable area for the
minimum period necessary for such purposes.
(2) In preparing and implementing management
plans for the recreation area, the Secretary shall request
that the Governor of the Pueblo of Jemez and the chief
executive officers of other appropriate Indian tribes and
pueblos make recommendations on methods of—
(A) assuring access to religious and cultural
sites;
(B) enhancing the privacy and continuity of
traditional cultural and religious activities in the
recreation area; and
(C) protecting traditional cultural and religious
sites in the recreation area.
(e) WILDLIFE RESOURCES.—In administering the
recreation area, the Secretary shall give particular empha-
sis to the conservation and protection of wildlife resources,
including species listed as sensitive by the United States
Forest Service, within the recreation area and shall com-
ply with applicable Federal and State laws relating to
wildlife, including the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
(f) HUNTING.—The Secretary shall permit hunting
and fishing on lands and waters under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary within the recreation area in accordance
with applicable Federal and State law. The Secretary may
designate zones where, and establish periods when, such
activities will not be permitted for reasons of public safety,
administration, fish and wildlife management, or public
use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies such designa-
tion by the Secretary under this subsection shall be put
into effect only after consultation with the appropriate
State agencies responsible for hunting and fishing activi-
ties.
(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 existing roads and trails to accomplish the
purposes of this Act. The plan shall provide for a com-
prehensive trails system that provides for dispersed recre-
ation while minimizing impact on significant archaeologi-
cal and religious sites.
(2) The Secretary shall construct, maintain, and close
roads within the recreation area 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 scenic beauty and the natural character 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 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.
SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to ac-
quire lands and interests therein within the boundaries of
the recreation area by donation, purchase with donated
or appropriated funds, or exchange. No lands or interests
therein may be acquired except with the consent of the
owner thereof.
(b) STATE
LANDS.—Lands or interests therein
owned by the State of New Mexico or any political subdivi-
sion thereof may be acquired only by donation or ex-
change.
(c) OFFERS
TO SELL.—The Secretary shall give
prompt and careful consideration to any offer made by any
person owning property within the boundaries of the recre-
ation area to sell such property.
(d) NO ADDITIONAL LANDS.—No lands or interests
therein outside of the boundaries of the recreation area
may be added to the recreation area without specific au-
thorization by Congress.
SEC. 4. MINERALS AND MINING.
(a) LIMITATION ON PATENT ISSUANCE.—(1) Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, no patents shall
be issued after the date of 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 are 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.