Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 2 — National Forests
§ 545. Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; purposes
Statutory text
The purposes of sections 545 and 545a of this title with respect to the Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area are to—
ensure appropriate protection and preservation of the scenic quality, water quality, natural characteristics, and water resources;
protect and manage vegetation to provide wildlife and fish habitat, consistent with paragraph (1);
provide areas that may develop characteristics of old-growth forests; and
provide a variety of recreation opportunities that are not inconsistent with the preceding purposes.
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. 103–314 § 2 · 108 Stat. 1703
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 545
Pub. L. 103–314, § 2, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1703
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 103–314, § 2, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1703Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act with respect to the George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area are to— (1) ensure appropriate protection and preservation of the scenic quality, water quality, natural characteristics, and water resources; (2) protect and manage vegetation to provide wildlife and fish habitat, consistent with paragraph (1); (3) provide areas that may develop characteristics of old-growth forests; and (4) provide a variety of recreation opportunities that are not inconsistent with the preceding purposes.Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–127 title IX § 915 · 110 Stat. 888
Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 545
Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area” for “George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area” in introductory provisions
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area” for “George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area” in introductory provisions.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 915. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT PLEASANT NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. Sections 1, 2, and 3(a)(1) of the George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area Act (Public Law 103–314; 16 U.S.C. 545 note) are each amended by striking “George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area” and inserting “Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area”.
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area” for “George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area” in introductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 103–314, § 1, , 108 Stat. 1703, as amended by Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 915, , 110 Stat. 1187, provided that: “This Act [enacting sections 545 and 545a of this title] may be cited as the ‘Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area Act’.”
Credits
1994–1996 · 2 acts
Show as published
(Pub. L. 103–314, § 2, , 108 Stat. 1703; Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 915, , 110 Stat. 1187.)