16 U.S.C. § 460zzz: Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area

There is established the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area in the State. The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 209,610 acres of public land, as generally depicted on the Map. the unique and important resources and values of the land, including the geological, cultural, archaeological, paleontological, natural, scientific, recreational, wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic resources of the public land; and the water resources of area streams, based on seasonally available flows, that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities. as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System; in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the Conservation Area described in subsection (b); and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); this subchapter; and any other applicable laws. The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the Conservation Area as the Secretary determines would further the purposes for which the Conservation Area is established. before the effective date of the management plan, only on roads and trails designated for use of motor vehicles in the management plan that applies on March 30, 2009 , to the public land in the Conservation Area; and after the effective date of the management plan, only on roads and trails designated in the management plan for the use of motor vehicles. Clause (i) shall not limit the use of motor vehicles in the Conservation Area for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency. This subparagraph shall not apply to the Wilderness.