Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores
§ 460jj. Establishment
Statutory text
In general
An area of land comprising approximately 35,235 acres located in Grand County, Colorado, within the Arapaho and the Roosevelt National Forests and the Colorado Big Thompson project (as generally depicted as the “Arapaho National Recreation Area” on a map entitled “Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and Arapaho National Recreation Area” and dated May 2007) is established as the Arapaho National Recreation Area.
Administration
The Secretary shall administer the Arapaho National Recreation Area, in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the national forests, in such a manner as will best provide for—
public recreation and enjoyment;
the conservation and development of the scenic, natural, historic, and pastoral values of the area;
the management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources such as timber, grazing, and mineral resources so that their utilization will not substantially impair the purposes for which the recreation area is established; and
the management of water quality in the recreation area consistent with the development of needed water supply and waste-water systems, including the control of aquatic vegetation in the streams, lakes, and reservoirs within the recreation area.
Management plan
The Secretary shall develop an overall management plan for the Arapaho National Recreation Area. This plan shall be developed in consultation with State and local political subdivisions and other interested persons.
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.
Pub. L. 95–450 § 4 · 92 Stat. 1095
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 460jj
Pub. L. 95–450, § 4, Oct. 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 1095
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 95–450, § 4, Oct. 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 1095Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 4. (a) An area of land comprising approximately thirty-six 16 USC 460jj. thousand two hundred thirty-five acres located in Grand County, Colorado, within the Arapaho and the Roosevelt National Forests and the Colorado Big Thompson project (as generally depicted as the “Arapaho National Recreation Area” on a map entitled “Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and Arapaho National Recreation Area”, dated July 1978) is established as the Arapaho National Recreation Area. (b) The Secretary shall administer the Arapaho National Recreation Administration. Area, in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to the national forests, in such a manner as will best provide for— (1) public recreation and enjoyment; (2) the conservation and development of the scenic, natural, historic, and pastoral values of the area; (3) the management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources such as timber, grazing, and mineral resources so that their utilization will not substantially impair the purposes for which the recreation area is established; and (4) the management of water quality in the recreation area consistent with the development of needed water supply and waste-water systems, including the control of aquatic vegetation in the streams, lakes, and reservoirs within the recreation area. (c) The Secretary shall develop an overall management plan for Management plan. the Arapaho National Recreation Area. This plan shall be developed in consultation with State and local political subdivisions and other interested persons.Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Pub. L. 111–11 title I § 1955(b) · 123 Stat. 991
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 460jj(a)
Pub. L. 111–11 substituted “35,235 acres” for “thirty-six thousand two hundred thirty-five acres”
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 460jj(a)
Pub. L. 111–11 substituted “and dated May 2007” for “, dated July 1978”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–11 substituted “35,235 acres” for “thirty-six thousand two hundred thirty-five acres” and “and dated May 2007” for “, dated July 1978”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Arapaho National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment.— Section 4(a) of the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, the Arapaho National Recreation Area and the Oregon Islands Wilderness Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460jj(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “thirty-six thousand two hundred thirty-five acres” and inserting “35,235 acres”; and (2) by striking “, dated July 1978” and inserting “and dated May 2007”.
3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–11 substituted “35,235 acres” for “thirty-six thousand two hundred thirty-five acres” and “and dated May 2007” for “, dated July 1978”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 95–450, § 1, , 92 Stat. 1095, provided that: “This Act [enacting this subchapter and enacting notes set out under this section and section 1132 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, the Arapaho National Recreation Area and the Oregon Islands Wilderness Area Act’.”
Legislative Findings; Purposes
Pub. L. 95–450, § 2, , 92 Stat. 1095, provided that:
“The Congress finds that it is in the national interest—
“(1) to include the land within the Arapaho and the Roosevelt National Forests known as the Indian Peaks Area in the National Wilderness Preservation System so as to protect the area’s enduring scenic and historic wilderness character and its unique wildlife and to preserve the area’s scientific, educational, recreational, and inspirational resources and challenges; and
“(2) to create the Arapaho National Recreation Area within the Arapaho and the Roosevelt National Forests and the Colorado Big Thompson project so as to preserve and protect the natural, scenic, historic, pastoral, and wildlife resources of the area and to enhance the recreational opportunities provided.”
Credits
1978–2009 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 95–450, § 4, , 92 Stat. 1095; Pub. L. 111–11, title I, § 1955(b), , 123 Stat. 1075.)