Designation of recreation management areas

(a) Designation (1) Double Top Recreation Management Area Subject to valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by the Forest Service comprising approximately 14,734 acres, as generally depicted as Double Top RMA on the map entitled Sheet 4: Brush Creek, Cement Creek, and Spring Creek and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the Double Top Recreation Management Area. (2) Horse Ranch Park Recreation Management Area Subject to valid existing rights, certain Federal land in the County managed by the Forest Service comprising approximately 3,513 acres, as generally depicted as Horse Ranch Park RMA on the map entitled Sheet 3: Kebler and Schofield Pass and dated August 27, 2024, is designated as the Horse Ranch Park Recreation Management Area. (b) Purposes The purposes of the Recreation Management Areas are— (1) to provide for, and improve the management of, recreation resources in the Recreation Management Areas for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations; and (2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the natural, scenic, scientific, cultural, watershed, and wildlife resources of the Recreation Management Areas. (c) Management (1) In general The Secretary shall manage the Recreation Management Areas in a manner that— (A) furthers the purposes of the Recreation Management Areas described in subsection (b); and (B) is in accordance with— (i) this Act; and (ii) other applicable laws. (2) Uses (A) In general The Secretary shall only allow uses of the Recreation Management Areas that the Secretary determines would further the purposes described in subsection (b). (B) Vehicle and bicycle use (i) Double top (I) In general Except as provided in subclause (II), the use of off-highway vehicles and bicycles in the Double Top Recreation Management Area designated by subsection (a)(1) shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use on the date of enactment of this Act. (II) Exceptions (aa) Over-snow vehicles Except as provided in item (bb), the use of over-snow vehicles shall not be permitted in the Double Top Recreation Management Area designated by subsection (a)(1). (bb) Administrative use Nothing in this section limits the use of off-highway vehicles in the Double Top Recreation Management Area designated by subsection (a)(1) as necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency (including as appropriate for administrative support and emergency response during the Grand Traverse skiing event, as permitted by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests). (ii) Horse ranch park (I) Vehicle use (aa) In general Except as provided in item (bb), the use of off-highway vehicles in the Horse Ranch Park Recreation Management Area designated by subsection (a)(2) is prohibited. (bb) Exceptions The Secretary may permit the use of over-snow vehicles in the Horse Ranch Park Recreation Management Area designated by subsection (a)(2)— (AA) only on roads, trails, and areas designated for the use on the date of enactment of this Act; or (BB) as needed for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency. (II) Bicycles The Secretary may permit the use of bicycles in the Horse Ranch Park Recreation Management Area designated by subsection (a)(2) only— (aa) on roads, trails, and areas designated for the use on the date of enactment of this Act; (bb) as needed for administrative purposes; (cc) to respond to an emergency; or (dd) if designated by the Secretary for the use on the potential trails described in subclause (III). (III) Limitation Nothing in this section affects the potential development, in accordance with applicable law, of the proposed trail commonly known as the Crested Butte to Paonia Trail, the proposed trail commonly known as the Crested Butte to Carbondale Trail, or the proposed trail commonly known as the Dark Canyon Loop Trail, in the Horse Ranch Park Recreation Management Area designated by subsection (a)(2).