16 U.S.C. § 410aaa-81c - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 16. Conservation § 410aaa-81c. Prohibited uses of acquired, donated, and conservation land

(1)Acquired land

The term “acquired land” means any land acquired within the Conservation Area using amounts from the land and water conservation fund established under section 200302 of Title 54.

(2)Conservation Area

The term “Conservation Area” means the California Desert Conservation Area.

(3)Conservation land

The term “conservation land” means any land within the Conservation Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions of a Federal habitat conservation plan, general conservation plan, or State natural communities conservation plan, including--

(4)Donated land

The term “donated land” means any private land donated to the United States for conservation purposes in the Conservation Area.

(5)Donor

The term “donor” means an individual or entity that donates private land within the Conservation Area to the United States.

(6)Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.

(7)State

The term “State” means the State of California.

(1) disposal;

(2) rights-of-way;

(3) leases;

(4) livestock grazing;

(5) infrastructure development, except as provided in subsection (c);

(6) mineral entry; and

(7) off-highway vehicle use, except on--

(1)Authorization by Secretary

Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize limited exceptions to prohibited uses of acquired land or donated land in the Conservation Area if--

(2)Conditions

(1) accept deed restrictions requested by landowners for land donated to, or otherwise acquired by, the United States; and

(2) consistent with existing rights, create deed restrictions, easements, or other third-party rights relating to any public land determined by the Secretary to be necessary--