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Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, for the rendering, on a
reimbursable basis, of rescue, firefighting, law enforcement, fire
preventive assistance, and other needs. The Secretary may enter
into a cooperative agreement with the city of Fritch, Texas, to
develop and operate a joint venture information center. Federal
funds may be expended on non-Federal lands and improvements through
cooperative agreements for the purpose of this section on a 50-50
matching basis.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-628, title V, Sec. 503, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4493;
Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 6(d)(24), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4584.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L.
101-628, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4469, which enacted this
subchapter, subchapters CXV (Sec. 460ddd) and CXVII (Sec. 460fff et
seq.) of this chapter, chapter 65 (Sec. 4601 et seq.) of this
title, and sections 1a-9 to 1a-13 of this title, amended sections
410ee, 463, 1274, and 1276 of this title, enacted provisions set
out as notes under sections 1a-5, 1132, and 1271 of this title and
section 1522 of Title 43, Public Lands, and enacted provisions
listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Tables.
Act of December 29, 1950, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Dec.
29, 1950, ch. 1183, 64 Stat. 1124, which enacted sections 600b and
600c of Title 43 and provisions set out as a note under section
600b of Title 43. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Tables.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted "Natural
Resources" for "Interior and Insular Affairs" after "Committee on".

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 460eee-2 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 460eee-2 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVI - LAKE MEREDITH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460eee-2. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 460eee and 460eee-1
of this title.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-628, title V, Sec. 504, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4494.)

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16 USC SUBCHAPTER CXVII - AMISTAD NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVII - AMISTAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER CXVII - AMISTAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

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16 USC Sec. 460fff 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVII - AMISTAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460fff. Establishment

-STATUTE-
(a) In order to -
(1) provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of
the lands and waters associated with the United States portion of
the reservoir known as Lake Amistad, located on the boundary
between the State of Texas and Mexico, and
(2) protect the scenic, scientific, cultural, and other value
contributing to the public enjoyment of such lands and waters,

there is hereby established the Amistad National Recreation Area
(hereafter in this section and section 460fff-1 of this title
referred to as the "recreation area").
(b) The recreation area shall consist of the Federal lands,
waters, and interests therein within the area generally depicted on
the map entitled "Boundary Map, Proposed Amistad National
Recreation Area", numbered 621/20,013-B, and dated July 1969. The
map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act referred to as
the "Secretary") may from time to time make minor revisions in the
boundary of the recreation area, but the total acreage of the
recreation area may not exceed 58,500 acres. Within the boundary of
the recreation area, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests
in lands by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange,
or transfer without reimbursement from any Federal agency.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-628, title V, Sec. 505, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4494.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 101-628, Nov.
28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4469, which enacted this subchapter,
subchapters CXV (Sec. 460ddd) and CXVI (Sec. 460eee et seq.) of
this chapter, chapter 65 (Sec. 4601 et seq.) of this title, and
sections 1a-9 to 1a-13 of this title, amended sections 410ee, 463,
1274, and 1276 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes
under sections 1a-5, 1132, and 1271 of this title and section 1522
of Title 43, Public Lands, and enacted provisions listed in a table
of Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 460fff-2 of this title.

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16 USC Sec. 460fff-1 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVII - AMISTAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460fff-1. Administration

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
The Secretary shall administer the recreation area in accordance
with applicable provisions of this Act and the provisions of law
generally applicable to units of the national park system,
including sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 17j-2 of this title. In the
administration of such recreation area, the Secretary may utilize
such statutory authority as may be available to him for the
protection of natural and cultural resources as he deems necessary
to carry out the purposes of this Act. Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to amend or alter the responsibilities of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
Mexico, under any applicable treaty.
(b) Compliance with treaties and other commitments or agreements
The administration of the recreation area by the Secretary shall
be subject to and in accordance with all applicable treaties,
including the treaty between the United States and Mexico relating
to the utilization of waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and
the Rio Grande, entered into force November 8, 1945 (59 Stat.
1219,(!1) and in accordance with sections 277d-13 to 277d-16 of
title 22, and any commitment or agreement entered into pursuant to
such treaty or sections, including (but not limited to) commitments
or agreements relating to -

(1) the demarcation and maintenance of boundaries;
(2) the use, storage, and furnishing of water;
(3) control of floods;
(4) investigations relative to the operation of the Amistad
Dam; and
(5) the production of hydroelectric energy.
(c) Survey of cultural resources; report to Congress
The Secretary shall conduct a survey of the cultural resources in
the immediate vicinity of the recreation area. The Secretary is
authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with public or
private entities, including landowners, for the purpose of
conducting the survey required by this subsection. Not later than
two years after November 28, 1990, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate on the results of the survey required by
this subsection.
(d) Hunting and fishing
(1) The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and
waters under the Secretary's jurisdiction within the recreation
area in accordance with applicable Federal and State law. The
Secretary may designate zones where, and establish periods when,
hunting or fishing will not be permitted for reasons of public
safety, administration, fish and wildlife management, or public use
and enjoyment.
(2) Except in emergencies any regulations issued by the Secretary
under this subsection shall be put into effect only after
consultation with the appropriate State agencies responsible for
hunting and fishing activities.
(e) Rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement assistance
For purposes of administering the recreation area, the Secretary
may enter into cooperative agreements with any Federal agency, the
State of Texas, or any political subdivision thereof, for the
rendering, on a reimbursable basis, of rescue, firefighting, and
law enforcement and fire preventive assistance.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-628, title V, Sec. 506, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4494.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 101-628, Nov.
28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4469, which enacted this subchapter,
subchapters CXV (Sec. 460ddd) and CXVI (Sec. 460eee et seq.) of
this chapter, chapter 65 (Sec. 4601 et seq.) of this title, and
sections 1a-9 to 1a-13 of this title, amended sections 410ee, 463,
1274, and 1276 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes
under sections 1a-5, 1132, and 1271 of this title and section 1522
of Title 43, Public Lands, and enacted provisions listed in a table
of Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No.
5, One Hundred Third Congress. Committee on Natural Resources of
House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on
Resources of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L.
104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The
Congress.

-SECREF-
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 460fff, 460fff-2 of this
title.

-FOOTNOTE-
(!1) So in original. Closing parenthesis probably should follow
"1219".


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16 USC Sec. 460fff-2 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVII - AMISTAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460fff-2. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 460fff and 460fff-1
of this title.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-628, title V, Sec. 507, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
4495.)

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16 USC SUBCHAPTER CXVIII - ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA AND COOSA BALD NATIONAL SCENIC AREA 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVIII - ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COOSA
BALD NATIONAL SCENIC AREA

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER CXVIII - ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COOSA
BALD NATIONAL SCENIC AREA

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16 USC Sec. 460ggg 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVIII - ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COOSA
BALD NATIONAL SCENIC AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460ggg. Wilderness

-STATUTE-
(a) Designation
In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131-1136), the following lands in the State of Georgia are hereby
designated as wilderness and therefore as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Certain lands in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Georgia, which comprise approximately 7,800 acres, as generally
depicted on a map entitled "Blood Mountain Wilderness -
Proposed", dated October 1991, and which shall be known as Blood
Mountain Wilderness.
(2) Certain lands in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Georgia, which comprise approximately 16,880 acres, as generally
depicted on a map entitled "Chattahoochee Headwaters Wilderness -
Proposed", dated July 1991, and which shall be known as Mark
Trail Wilderness.
(3) Certain lands in the Chattahoochee National Forest,
Georgia, which comprise approximately 1,160 acres, as generally
depicted on a map entitled "Brasstown Wilderness Addition -
Proposed", dated July 1991, and which is hereby incorporated in
and shall be part of the Brasstown Wilderness as designated by
section 2(2) of the Georgia Wilderness Act of 1986 (100 Stat.
3129).
(b) Administration
Subject to valid existing rights, each wilderness area designated
by this subchapter shall be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act
[16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] governing areas designated by that Act as
wilderness, except that any reference in such provisions to the
effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a
reference to December 11, 1991.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 102-217, Sec. 2, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1667.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Wilderness Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88-577, Sept.
3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, as amended, which is classified generally to
chapter 23 (Sec. 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 1131 of this title and Tables.
Section 2(2) of the Georgia Wilderness Act of 1986, referred to
in subsec. (a)(3), is section 2(2) of Pub. L. 99-555, Oct. 27,
1986, 100 Stat. 3129, which enacted provisions listed in a table of
Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title.
The effective date of the Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec.
(b), means Sept. 3, 1964, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88-577,
which enacted chapter 23 of this title.


-MISC1-
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 102-217 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this subchapter] may be cited as the 'Chattahoochee National Forest
Protection Act of 1991'."

SAVINGS PROVISION
Section 6 of Pub. L. 102-217 provided that: "Privately held lands
within the areas designated by this Act [enacting this subchapter]
will not be administered as wilderness, a national scenic area, or
a national recreation area, as appropriate, unless such lands are
acquired by the Secretary."

REDESIGNATION OF NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Pub. L. 102-456, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2264, provided that:

"SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
"Springer Mountain National Recreation Area in the Chattahoochee
National Forest, in the State of Georgia, is hereby redesignated as
'Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area'.

"SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.
"Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or
other paper of the United States to Springer Mountain National
Recreation Area is deemed to be a reference to Ed Jenkins National
Recreation Area."

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16 USC Sec. 460ggg-1 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVIII - ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COOSA
BALD NATIONAL SCENIC AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460ggg-1. National scenic area

-STATUTE-
(a) Designation and purposes
For the purposes of protecting and enhancing the natural beauty,
special ecological features, watershed integrity, mature-forest
habitat, scenic recreation opportunities and other distinctive
values of certain lands in Georgia, the lands in the Chattahoochee
National Forest, Georgia, which comprise approximately 7,100 acres,
as generally depicted on a map entitled "Coosa Bald Scenic Area -
Proposed", dated July 1991, are designated as a national scenic
area and shall be known as the Coosa Bald National Scenic Area
(hereafter in this section referred to as the "scenic area").
(b) Administration
(1) Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall
administer the scenic area in accordance with the laws, rules, and
regulations applicable to the National Forest System in such a way
as to further the purposes of this section.
(2) The Secretary may permit additional road construction in the
scenic area in furtherance of the purposes for which the scenic
area is established. Except as provided in this section, the
Secretary may not conduct timber harvesting in the scenic area. The
Secretary may remove timber in the scenic area in furtherance of
this section, but only in a manner which does not impair the
purposes for which the scenic area is established. Salvage or
sanitation harvesting of timber stands which are substantially
damaged by fire, windthrow or other catastrophe, or are in imminent
danger from insect or disease attack, is authorized to maintain
forest health. Timber harvesting is authorized to provide for
visitor safety.
(3) By virtue of this designation alone, the Secretary need not
change patterns of public access or closure on existing permanent
national forest development roads. At his discretion, however, the
Secretary may open or close such existing roads for public use for
reasons of sound resource management.
(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the completion of
existing timber sales under contract.
(5) The scenic area is hereby withdrawn from the operation of all
laws pertaining to mineral leasing.
(6) The Secretary may also permit, in his discretion, the
continued maintenance of existing wildlife openings, in cooperation
with the State of Georgia and other Federal, State, and private
cooperators, and may permit new wildlife openings in furtherance of
the purposes for which the scenic area is established.
(7) The Secretary shall protect, enhance, and promote the
public's opportunities for primitive and semiprimitive experiences
in the scenic area.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 102-217, Sec. 3, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1667.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The laws pertaining to mineral leasing, referred to in subsec.
(b)(5), are classified generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and
Mining.

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16 USC Sec. 460ggg-2 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVIII - ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COOSA
BALD NATIONAL SCENIC AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460ggg-2. Recreation area

-STATUTE-
(a) Designation and purposes
For the purposes of ensuring the protection of certain natural,
scenic, fish and wildlife, historic and archaeological, wildland
and watershed values, and providing for the enhancement of the
recreation opportunities associated with these values, certain
lands in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, which comprise
approximately 23,330 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
"Springer Mountain National Recreation Area - Proposed", dated
October 1991, are hereby designated as a national recreation area
and shall be known as Ed Jenkins National Recreation Area
(hereafter in this section referred to as the "recreation area").
(b) Administration
(1) Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall
administer the recreation area in accordance with the laws, rules,
and regulations applicable to the national forests in such a way as
to further the purposes of this section. Except as provided in this
section, the Secretary may not conduct timber harvesting in the
recreation area. The Secretary may remove timber in the recreation
area in furtherance of this section, but only in a manner which
does not impair the purposes for which the recreation area is
established. Salvage or sanitation harvesting of timber stands
which are substantially damaged by fire, windthrow or other
catastrophe, or are in imminent danger from insect or disease
attack, is authorized to maintain forest health. Timber harvesting
is authorized to provide for visitor safety.
(2) Nothing in this section shall prevent the completion of
existing timber sales under contract. The Secretary may permit
additional road construction in the area in furtherance of the
purposes for which the recreation area is established.
(3) By virtue of the designation under this section, the
Secretary need not change patterns of public access or closure on
existing permanent national forest development roads. At his
discretion, however, the Secretary may open or close such existing
roads to public use for reasons of sound resource management.
(4) Lands within the recreation area are hereby withdrawn from
the operation of all laws pertaining to mineral leasing.
(5) The Secretary may permit, in his discretion, the continued
maintenance of existing wildlife openings, in cooperation with the
State of Georgia and other Federal, State, and private cooperators,
and may permit new wildlife openings in furtherance of the purposes
for which the recreation area is established.
(6) The Secretary shall protect, enhance, and promote the
public's opportunities for primitive and semiprimitive recreation
in the recreation area.
(7) Designation by this section shall not interfere with rights
of access to privately held lands.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 102-217, Sec. 4, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1668; Pub. L.
102-456, Sec. 2, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2264.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The laws pertaining to mineral leasing, referred to in subsec.
(b)(4), are classified generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and
Mining.


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1992 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-456 substituted "Ed Jenkins
National Recreation Area" for "Springer Mountain National
Recreation Area".

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16 USC Sec. 460ggg-3 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXVIII - ED JENKINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COOSA
BALD NATIONAL SCENIC AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460ggg-3. Maps and legal descriptions

-STATUTE-
As soon as practicable after December 11, 1991, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description of each area
designated by this subchapter with the Committee on Natural
Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and with the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate. Each such map and description shall
have the same force and effect as if included in this subchapter,
except that correction of clerical and typographical errors in each
such map and description shall be on file and available for public
inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service,
Department of Agriculture.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 102-217, Sec. 5, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1669; Pub. L.
103-437, Sec. 6(d)(25), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4584.)


-MISC1-
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-437 substituted "Natural Resources" for
"Interior and Insular Affairs" after "Committee on".

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

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16 USC SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

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16 USC Sec. 460hhh 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460hhh. Definitions

-STATUTE-
As used in this subchapter:
(1) National Forest lands
The term "National Forest lands" means lands included in the
National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of this
title).
(2) Recreation Area
The term "Recreation Area" means the Spring Mountains National
Recreation Area established by this subchapter.
(3) Secretary
The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 2, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 297.)


-MISC1-
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 103-63 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this subchapter] may be cited as the 'Spring Mountains National
Recreation Area Act'."

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16 USC Sec. 460hhh-1 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460hhh-1. Purposes

-STATUTE-
The purposes of this subchapter are to -
(1) preserve scenic, scientific, historic, cultural, natural,
wilderness, watershed, riparian, wildlife, threatened and
endangered species, and other values contributing to public
enjoyment and biological diversity in the Spring Mountains of
Nevada;
(2) ensure appropriate conservation and management of natural
and recreation resources in the Spring Mountains; and
(3) provide for the development of public recreation
opportunities in the Spring Mountains for the enjoyment of
present and future generations.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 3, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 297.)

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16 USC Sec. 460hhh-2 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460hhh-2. Establishment

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Spring
Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada.
(b) Boundaries and map
The Recreation Area shall consist of approximately 316,000 acres
of federally owned lands and interests therein in the Toiyabe
National Forest, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Spring
Mountain National Recreation Area - Proposed", numbered NV-CH, and
dated August 2, 1992.
(c) Map filing
As soon as practicable after August 4, 1993, the Secretary shall
file a map of the Recreation Area with the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives.
(d) Public inspection
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the offices of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of
Agriculture.
(e) Discrepancies
In the case of any discrepancy between or among the acreage
referred to in subsection (b) of this section and the map described
in subsection (b) of this section, the map described in subsection
(b) of this section shall control any question concerning the
boundaries of the Recreation Area.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 4, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 297.)

-CHANGE-
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

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16 USC Sec. 460hhh-3 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460hhh-3. Management

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service,
shall manage the Recreation Area in accordance with the laws,
rules, and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System and
this subchapter to provide for -
(1) the conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, cultural,
and other values contributing to public enjoyment;
(2) the conservation of fish and wildlife populations and
habitat, including the use of prescribed fire to improve or
maintain habitat;
(3) the protection of watersheds and the maintenance of free
flowing streams and the quality of ground and surface waters in
accordance with applicable law;
(4) public outdoor recreation benefits, including, but not
limited to, hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, horseback riding,
backpacking, rock climbing, camping, and nature study;
(5) wilderness areas as designated by Congress; and
(6) the management and use of natural resources in a manner
compatible with the purposes for which the Recreation Area is
established.
(b) Hunting, trapping, and fishing
(1) In general
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall permit hunting,
trapping, fishing, and habitat management within the Recreation
Area in accordance with the laws of the United States and the
State of Nevada.
(2) Exceptions
The Secretary, in consultation with the Nevada Department of
Wildlife, may designate zones where and periods when hunting,
trapping, or fishing shall not be permitted for reasons of public
safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment.
(c) Grazing
The grazing of livestock on Federal lands may be permitted to
continue pursuant to Federal law and subject to such reasonable
regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers
necessary.
(d) Preventive measures
Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude such reasonable
measures as the Secretary considers necessary to protect the land
and resources from fire or insect or disease infestation in the
Recreation Area.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 5, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 298.)

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16 USC Sec. 460hhh-4 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460hhh-4. Management plan

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
(1) Procedures
Not later than 3 full fiscal years after August 4, 1993, the
Secretary shall develop a general management plan for the
Recreation Area as an amendment to the Toiyabe National Forest
Land and Resource Management Plan. Such an amendment shall
reflect the establishment of the Recreation Area and be
consistent with the provisions of this subchapter, except that
nothing in this subchapter shall require the Secretary to revise
the Toiyabe National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan
pursuant to section 1604 of this title. The provisions of the
national forest land and resource management plan relating to the
recreation (!1) area (!1) shall also be available to the public
in a document separate from the rest of the forest plan.

(2) Contents
The management plan described in paragraph (1) shall be
developed with full public participation and shall include -
(A) implementation plans for a continuing program of
interpretation and public education about the resources and
values of the Recreation Area;
(B) proposals for public facilities to be developed,
expanded, or improved for the Recreation Area, including one or
more visitor centers to accommodate both local and out-of-State
visitors;
(C) plans for the management of natural and cultural
resources in the Recreation Area, with emphasis on the
preservation and long-term scientific use of archaeological
resources, with priority in development given to the
enforcement of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of
1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.) and the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) within the Recreation
Area;
(D) wildlife and fish resource management plans for the
Recreation Area prepared in consultation with appropriate
departments of the State of Nevada and using other available
studies of the Recreation Area;
(E) recreation management plans for the Recreation Area in
consultation with appropriate departments of the State of
Nevada;
(F) wild horse and burro herd management plans for the
Recreation Area prepared in consultation with appropriate
departments and commissions of the State of Nevada; and
(G) an inventory of all lands within the Recreation Area not
presently managed as National Forest lands that will permit the
Secretary to evaluate possible future acquisitions.
(3) Consultation
The plans for the management of natural and cultural resources
described in paragraph (2)(C) shall be prepared in consultation
with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation established by
title II of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C.
470i et seq.) and the Nevada State Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and
Archaeology.
(b) Wilderness study areas
(1) Recommendations
The general management plan for the Recreation Area shall
include the recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management as
to the suitability or nonsuitability for preservation as
wilderness those lands within the Recreation Area identified as
the Mt. Stirling, La Madre Mountains, and Pine Creek Wilderness
Study Areas on the Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Status
Map, dated March 1990.
(2) Management
Pending submission of a recommendation and until otherwise
directed by Act of Congress, the Secretary, acting through the
Chief of the Forest Service, shall manage the lands and waters
within the wilderness study areas referred to in paragraph (1) so
as to maintain their potential for inclusion within the National
Wilderness Preservation System.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 6, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 298.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, referred to
in subsec. (a)(2)(C), is Pub. L. 96-95, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat.
721, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 1B (Sec.
470aa et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 470aa
of this title and Tables.
The National Historic Preservation Act, referred to in subsec.
(a)(2)(C) and (3), is Pub. L. 89-665, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 915,
as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter II (Sec.
470 et seq.) of chapter 1A of this title. Title II of the Act is
classified generally to part B (Sec. 470i et seq.) of subchapter II
of chapter 1A of this chapter. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see section 470(a) of this title and Tables.

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(!1) So in original. Probably should be capitalized.


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16 USC Sec. 460hhh-5 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460hhh-5. Acquisition of lands

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests
therein within the boundaries of the Recreation Area by donation,
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer
from another Federal agency, except that such lands or interests
owned by the State of Nevada or a political subdivision thereof may
be acquired only by donation or exchange.
(b) Incorporation of acquired lands
Any lands, waters, or interests in lands or interests therein
located within the Recreation Area that are acquired by the United
States or administratively transferred to the Secretary after
August 4, 1993, shall be incorporated into the Recreation Area and
managed in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations
applicable to the National Forest System and the provisions of this
subchapter.
(c) Land and Water Conservation Fund
For purposes of section 460l-9 of this title, where such
boundaries are established for units of the National Forest System,
such established boundaries shall be treated as if they were the
boundaries of the National Forests as of January 1, 1965. Money
appropriated from the Land and Water Conservation Fund shall be
available for the acquisition of lands and interests therein in
furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 7, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 300.)

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460hhh-6. Withdrawal

-STATUTE-
(a) In general
Subject to valid existing rights and except for lands described
in subsection (b) of this section, all Federal lands within the
Recreation Area are withdrawn from -
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the
public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing
laws.
(b) Exception
The lands referred to in subsection (a) of this section are
described as follows:
W 1/2(!E)1/2 and W 1/2 , Sec. 27, T23S, R58E, Mt. Diablo
Meridian.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 8, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 300.)

-REFTEXT-
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The public land laws, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), are
classified generally to Title 43, Public Lands.
The mining laws and the mineral leasing laws, referred to in
subsec. (a)(2), (3), are classified generally to Title 30, Mineral
Lands and Mining.
Geothermal leasing laws, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), are
classified principally to chapter 23 (Sec. 1001 et seq.) of Title
30.

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

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Sec. 460hhh-7. Cooperative agreements

-STATUTE-
In order to encourage unified and cost-effective management and
interpretation of natural and cultural resources in southern
Nevada, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with
other Federal, State, and local agencies, and with nonprofit
entities, that provide for the management and interpretation of
natural and cultural resources.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 9, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 300.)

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16 USC Sec. 460hhh-8 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIX - SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460hhh-8. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this subchapter.

-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 103-63, Sec. 10, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 301.)

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16 USC SUBCHAPTER CXX - SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY
NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXX - SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION
AREA

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SUBCHAPTER CXX - SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION
AREA

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16 USC Sec. 460iii 01/19/04

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TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1 - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXX - SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION
AREA

-HEAD-
Sec. 460iii. Findings

-STATUTE-
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management
in the State of Idaho within the Snake River Birds of Prey Area
contain one of the densest known nesting populations of eagles,
falcons, owls, hawks, and other birds of prey (raptors) in North
America.
(2) These public lands constitute a valuable national
biological and educational resource since birds of prey are
important components of the ecosystem and indicators of
environmental quality, and contribute significantly to the
quality of wildlife and human communities.
(3) These public lands also contain important historic and
cultural resources (including significant archaeological
resources) as well as other resources and values, all of which
should be protected and appropriately managed.
(4) A military training area within the Snake River Birds of
Prey Area, known as the Orchard Training Area, has been used
since 1953 by reserve components of the Armed Forces. Military
use of this area is currently governed by a Memorandum of
Understanding between the Bureau of Land Management and the State
of Idaho Military Division, dated May 1985. Operating under this
Memorandum of Understanding, the Idaho National Guard has
provided valuable assistance to the Bureau of Land Management
with respect to fire control and other aspects of management of
the Orchard Training Area and the other lands in the Snake River
Birds of Prey Area. Military use of the lands within the Orchard
Training Area should continue in accordance with such Memorandum
of Understanding (or extension or renewal thereof), to the extent
consistent with section 460iii-3(e) of this title, because this
would be in the best interest of training of the reserve
components (an important aspect of national security) and of the
local economy.
(5) Protection of the conservation area as a home for raptors
can best and should be accomplished by the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, under a
management plan that -
(A) emphasizes management, protection, and rehabilitation of
habitat for these raptors and of other resources and values of
the area;
(B) provides for continued military use, consistent with the
requirements of section 460iii-3(e) of this title, of the
Orchard Training Area by reserve components of the Armed
Forces;
(C) addresses the need for public educational and
interpretive opportunities;
(D) allows for diverse appropriate uses of lands in the area
to the extent consistent with the maintenance and enhancement
of raptor populations and habitats and protection and sound
management of other resources and values of the area; and
(E) demonstrates management practices and techniques that may
be useful to other areas of the public lands and elsewhere.

(6) There exists near the conservation area a facility, the
World Center for Birds of Prey operated by The Peregrine Fund,
Inc., where research, public education, recovery, and
reestablishment operations exist for endangered raptor species.
There also exists at Boise State University a raptor study
program which attracts national and international graduate and
undergraduate students.
(7) The Bureau of Land Management and Boise State University,
together with other State, Federal, and private entities, have
formed the Raptor Research and Technical Assistance Center to be
housed at Boise State University, which provides a unique adjunct
to the conservation area for raptor management, recovery,
research, and public visitation, interpretation, and education.
(8) Consistent with requirements of sections 1712 and 1732 of
title 43, the Secretary has developed a comprehensive management
plan and, based on such plan, has implemented a management
program for the public lands included in the conservation area
established by this subchapter.
(9) Additional authority and guidance must be provided to
assure that essential raptor habitat remains in public ownership,
to facilitate sound and effective planning and management, to
provide for effective public interpretation and education, to
ensure continued study of the relationship of humans and these
raptors, to preserve the unique and irreplaceable habitat of the
conservation area, and to conserve and properly manage the other
natural resources of the area in concert with maintenance of this
habitat.
(10) An ongoing research program funded by the Bureau of Land
Management and the National Guard is intended to provide
information to be used in connection with future decisionmaking
concerning management of all uses, including continued military
use, of public lands within the Snake River Birds of Prey Area.
(11) Public lands in the Snake River Birds of Prey Area have
been used for domestic livestock grazing for more than a century,
with resultant benefits to community stability and contributions
to the local and State economies. It has not been demonstrated
that continuation of this use would be incompatible with
appropriate protection and sound management of raptor habitat and
the other resource values of these lands; therefore, subject to
the determination provided for in section 460iii-3(f) of thistitle, it is expected that such grazing will continue in (continued)