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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores

§ 460jjj. Establishment

Statutory text

(a)

In general

In order to conserve, protect, and restore the recreational, ecological, cultural, religious, and wildlife resource values of the Jemez Mountains, there is hereby established the Jemez National Recreational Area (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “recreation area”), to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Secretary”).

(b)

Area included

The recreation area shall be comprised of approximately 57,000 acres of lands and interests in lands within the Santa Fe National Forest as generally depicted on the map entitled “Jemez National Recreation Area—Proposed” and dated September 1992. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia. The Secretary may from time to time, in consultation with local tribal leaders, make minor revisions in the boundary of the recreation area to promote management effectiveness and efficiency in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter.

(c)

Map and description

As soon as practicable after , the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the recreation area with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate. Such map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subchapter, except that correction of clerical and typographical errors in such legal description and map may be made. Such map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

(d)

No additional lands

No lands or interests therein outside of the boundaries of the recreation area may be added to the recreation area without specific authorization by Congress.

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. Pub. L. 103–104 § 1 · 107 Stat. 1025

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 460jjj

    Pub. L. 103–104, § 1, Oct. 12, 1993, 107 Stat. 1025

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 103–104, § 1, Oct. 12, 1993, 107 Stat. 1025

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Purpose and Establishment.— In order to conserve, protect, and restore the recreational, ecological, cultural, religious, and wildlife resource values of the Jemez Mountains, there is hereby established the Jemez National Recreational Area (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “recreation area”), to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”). (b) Area Included.— The recreation area shall be comprised of approximately 57,000 acres of lands and interests in lands within the Santa Fe National Forest as generally depicted on the map entitled “Jemez National Recreation Area—Proposed” and dated September 1992. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia. The Secretary may from time to time, in consultation with local tribal leaders, make minor revisions in the boundary of the recreation area to promote management effectiveness and efficiency in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. (c) Map and Description.— As soon as practicable after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the recreation area with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Select Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate. Such map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included m this Act, except that correction of clerical and t3rpographical errors in such legal description and map may be made. Such map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. (d) No Additional Lands.— No lands or interests therein outside of the boundaries of the recreation area may be added to the recreation area without specific authorization by Congress.

  2. Pub. L. 103–437 § 6(q) · 108 Stat. 4581

    Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 460jjj(c)

    Pub. L. 103–437 in first sentence struck out “Select” before “Committee on Indian Affairs”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–437 in first sentence struck out “Select” before “Committee on Indian Affairs”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (q) Section 1(c) of the Act of October 12, 1993 (16 U.S.C. 460jjj(c)), is amended by striking “Select”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–437 in first sentence struck out “Select” before “Committee on Indian Affairs”.

Credits

1993–1994 · 2 acts
  1. 1993Pub. L. 103–104, § 1, , 107 Stat. 1025
  2. 1994Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(q), , 108 Stat. 4587.
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(Pub. L. 103–104, § 1, , 107 Stat. 1025; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(q), , 108 Stat. 4587.)

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