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123STA T . 1 098PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 2009 (i)descr i b e th e ap pr o priate u ses a n d m ana g ement o f the M onument , consistent w ith the pro v isions of this subtit l e

and (ii) allow for continued scientific research at the Monument during the development of the management plan; and ( B )ma y— (i) incorporate any appropriate decisions contained in any current management or activity plan for the land described in section 2103 (b); and (ii) use information developed in studies of any land within or ad j acent to the Monument that were conducted before the date of enactment of this A ct . (c) A UTHORIZEDUS ES.— T he S ecretary shall only allow uses of the Monument that the Secretary determines would further the purposes for which the Monument has been established. (d) IN TER P RET A TION, E DU C ATION, AND SCIENTI F IC R ESEARCH.— (1) IN G ENERA L .—The Secretary shall provide for public interpretation of, and education and scientific research on, the paleontological resources of the Monument, with priority given toe x hibiting and curating the resources in D on ˜ a Ana C ounty, N ew Mexico. (2) COOPERATI V E AGREE M ENTS.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public entities to carry out paragraph (1). (e) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of the Monument shall not change the management status of any area within the boundary of the Monument that is— (A) designated as a wilderness study area and managed in accordance with section 6 03(c) of the F ederal L and P olicy and Management Act of 1 97 6( 4 3 U.S.C. 17 8 2(c)); or (B) managed as an area of critical environment con - cern. (2) CONFLICT OF LA W S.—If there is a conflict between the laws applicable to the areas described in paragraph (1) and this subtitle, the more restrictive provision shall control. (f) MOTORIZED V EHICLES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as needed for administrative pur- poses or to respond to an emergency, the use of motori z ed vehicles in the Monument shall be allowed only on roads and trails designated for use by motorized vehicles under the management plan prepared under subsection (b). (2) PERMITTED EVENTS.—The Secretary may issue permits for special recreation events involving motorized vehicles within the boundaries of the Monument— (A) to the extent the events do not harm paleontological resources; and (B) subject to any terms and conditions that the Sec- retary determines to be necessary. (g) W ITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal land within the Monument and any land or interest in land that is ac q uired by the United States for inclusion in the Monument after the date of enactment of this Act are withdrawn from— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;