Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 539m: T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area
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to recognize and protect in perpetuity the rights and interests of the Pueblo in and to the Area, as specified in section 539m–3(a) of this title ; to preserve in perpetuity the national forest and wilderness character of the Area; and to recognize and protect in perpetuity the longstanding use and enjoyment of the Area by the public. The Secretary shall continue to administer the Area as part of the National Forest System subject to and consistent with the provisions of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title affecting management of the Area. the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) (including regulations promulgated under that Act) as in effect on February 20, 2003 ; and applicable Federal wildlife protection laws, as provided in section 539m–4(a)(2) of this title . To the extent that any law enacted or amended after February 20, 2003 , is inconsistent with sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title, the law shall not apply to the Area unless expressly made applicable by Congress. is in recognition of the specific rights and interests of the Pueblo in the Area; and does not confer on the Pueblo the ownership interest that exists in a case in which the Secretary of the Interior accepts the title to land held in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe. As soon as practicable after February 20, 2003 , the Secretary shall file the map and a legal description of the Area with the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Washington, District of Columbia. technical and typographical errors shall be corrected; changes that may be necessary under subsection (b), (d), or (e) of section 539m–7 of this title or subsection (b) or (c) of section 539m–11 of this title shall be made; and to the extent that the map and the language of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title conflict, the language of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title shall control. No right, title, or interest of the United States in or to the Area or any part of the Area shall be conveyed to or exchanged with any person, trust, or governmental entity, including the Pueblo, without specific authorization of Congress. no use prohibited by the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) as of February 20, 2003 , shall be permitted in the wilderness portion of the Area; and Gaming or gambling. Mineral production. Timber production. Any new use to which the Pueblo objects under section 539m–3(a)(3) of this title . The Area is closed to the location of mining claims under section 2320 of the Revised Statutes ( 30 U.S.C. 23 ) (commonly known as the “Mining Law of 1872”). affect the boundaries of or repeal or disestablish the Sandia Mountain Wilderness or the Cibola National Forest; or modify the existing boundary of the Pueblo grant.
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