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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 51 — Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation

§ 3211. Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge agricultural use

Statutory text

Nothing in this Act or other existing law shall be construed as necessarily prohibiting or mandating the development of agricultural potential within the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge pursuant to existing law. The permissibility of such development shall be determined by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis under existing law. Any such development permitted within the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge shall be designed and conducted in such a manner as to minimize to the maximum extent possible any adverse effects of the natural values of the unit.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

    Pub. L. 96–487 title XIII § 1324 · 94 Stat. 2371

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 3211

    (Pub. L. 96–487, title XIII, § 1324, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2488.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–487, title XIII, § 1324, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2488.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1324. yukon flats national wildlife refuge agricultural use Nothing in this Act or other existing law shall be construed as necessarily prohibiting or mandating the development of agricultural potential within the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge pursuant to existing law. The permissibility of such development shall be determined by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis under existing law. Any such development permitted within the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge shall be designed and conducted in such a manner as to minimize to the maximum extent possible any adverse effects of the natural values of the unit.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–487, , 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–487, title XIII, § 1324, , 94 Stat. 2488.)

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