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PUBLIC LAW 107-282—NOV. 6, 2002 116 STAT. 2011 (ii) include or provide recommendations on ways of minimizing the visual impacts of such activities on the Conservation Area; (C) include a plan for litter cleanup and public lands awareness campaign on public lands in and around the Conservation Area; and (D) include a recommendation on the location for a right-of-way for a rural roadway to provide the city of Henderson with access to the Conservation Area, in accordance with the application numbered N-65874. (c) USES. — The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the Conservation Area that the Secretary determines will further the purpose described in section 602. (d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Conservation Area shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of motorized vehicles by the management plan developed under subsection (b). (e) WITHDRAWAL. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to valid existing rights, all public land in the Conservation Area is withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry and appropriation under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (2) ADDITIONAL LAND. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Secretary acquires mineral or other interests in a parcel of land within the Conservation Area after the date of enactment of this Act, the parcel is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of acquisition of the land. (f) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING. — (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife, including hunting, fishing, and trapping in the Conservation Area. (2) LIMITATIONS.— (A) REGULATIONS. —The Secretary may designate by regulation areas in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of pulDlic safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Conservation Area. (B) CONSULTATION.— Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency before promulgating regulations under subparagraph (A) that close a portion of the Conservation Area to hunting, fishing, or trapping. (g) No BUFFER ZONES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of the Conservation Area shall not create an express or implied protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Conservation Area. (2) PRIVATE LAND. —If the use of, or conduct of an activity on, private land that shares a boundary with the Conservation Area is consistent with applicable law, nothing in this title concerning the establishment of the Conservation Area shall prohibit or limit the use or conduct of the activity.