SEC. 603. Management.
(a) Certain activities authorized.—The Secretary shall allow hiking, camping, hunting, trapping, fishing, and sightseeing and the use of motorized vehicles, mountain bikes, and horses on designated routes in the Management Area in a manner that—
(1) is consistent with the purpose of the Management Area;
(2) ensures public health and safety; and
(3) is consistent with applicable law.
(b) Off-Highway vehicle use.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subject to all other applicable laws, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be permitted on routes in the Management Area generally depicted on the map.
(2) CLOSURE.—Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may temporarily close or permanently reroute a portion of a route described in paragraph (1) or opened pursuant to paragraph (4)—
(A) to prevent, or allow for restoration of, resource damage;
(B) to protect tribal cultural resources, including the resources identified in the tribal cultural resources management survey conducted under subsection (g);
(C) to address public safety concerns; or
(D) as otherwise required by law.
(3) NO NET LOSS.—Except in the case of the temporary closure of a route due to an emergency, before any routes described in paragraph (1) are closed, the Secretary should open new routes pursuant to paragraph (4) to ensure that there is no net loss in the total mileage of open routes in the Management Area available for off-highway vehicle use.
(4) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL ROUTES.—During the three-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary—
(A) shall accept petitions from the public regarding additional routes for off-highway vehicles in the Management Area; and
(B) may designate additional routes that the Secretary determines—
(i) would provide significant or unique recreational opportunities; and
(ii) are consistent with the purposes of the Management Area.
