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Sec. 4 · S. 282

Administration of National Monument

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Passed the Senate · Sec. 4

(a) Administration The Secretary shall administer the National Monument (including the land added to the National Monument under this Act) in accordance with— (1) this Act; (2) the Proclamation; and (3) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (b) Hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation on acquired land The Secretary shall allow hunting, fishing, or any other outdoor recreation activity on land acquired pursuant to section 3(b)— (1) if that activity was in existence on the day before the date of acquisition of the land; and (2) consistent with the management of that activity under the Proclamation. (c) Collection of fiddlehead ferns (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allow the gathering by hand of fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) in the National Monument for noncommercial personal use and consumption by the general public. (2) Limitation If the Secretary determines that the gathering of fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) under paragraph (1) may adversely affect resources of the National Monument, the Secretary may limit the gathering of fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) under that paragraph in accordance with applicable regulations. (d) Public education In accordance with the mission of the National Park Service, the Secretary shall collaborate with local communities and Tribal governments to educate the public regarding the natural environment and history of land management in the National Monument, including the shaping of that landscape by Native communities and practices, successive generations of timber management, and other activities. (e) Forestry In accordance with the management plan for the National Monument, the Secretary may conduct such noncommercial timber harvests as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (f) Protection of existing access Nothing in this Act affects valid existing rights, including existing rights of access through the National Monument for the removal of timber outside the boundaries of the National Monument. (g) Public safety (1) In general The Secretary shall provide to the public appropriate safety education and notification materials to ensure safe interactions between visitors and logging trucks, equipment, and operations on roads in or adjacent to the National Monument. (2) Procedures The Secretary shall collaborate with affected stakeholders to establish procedures to meet the needs of visitors to the National Monument, logging and trucking operations, and other users of roads in or adjacent to the National Monument to ensure safe interactions between active logging operations and visitors.

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Sent to the House · Sec. 4

(a) Administration The Secretary shall administer the National Monument (including the land added to the National Monument under this Act) in accordance with— (1) this Act; (2) the Proclamation; and (3) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (b) Hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation on acquired land The Secretary shall allow hunting, fishing, or any other outdoor recreation activity on land acquired pursuant to section 3(b)— (1) if that activity was in existence on the day before the date of acquisition of the land; and (2) consistent with the management of that activity under the Proclamation. (c) Collection of fiddlehead ferns (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allow the gathering by hand of fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) in the National Monument for noncommercial personal use and consumption by the general public. (2) Limitation If the Secretary determines that the gathering of fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) under paragraph (1) may adversely affect resources of the National Monument, the Secretary may limit the gathering of fiddlehead ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris) under that paragraph in accordance with applicable regulations. (d) Public education In accordance with the mission of the National Park Service, the Secretary shall collaborate with local communities and Tribal governments to educate the public regarding the natural environment and history of land management in the National Monument, including the shaping of that landscape by Native communities and practices, successive generations of timber management, and other activities. (e) Forestry In accordance with the management plan for the National Monument, the Secretary may conduct such noncommercial timber harvests as the Secretary determines to be necessary. (f) Protection of existing access Nothing in this Act affects valid existing rights, including existing rights of access through the National Monument for the removal of timber outside the boundaries of the National Monument. (g) Public safety (1) In general The Secretary shall provide to the public appropriate safety education and notification materials to ensure safe interactions between visitors and logging trucks, equipment, and operations on roads in or adjacent to the National Monument. (2) Procedures The Secretary shall collaborate with affected stakeholders to establish procedures to meet the needs of visitors to the National Monument, logging and trucking operations, and other users of roads in or adjacent to the National Monument to ensure safe interactions between active logging operations and visitors.

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