Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§3211 Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge agricultural use
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 3211
Summary
Farming in the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is not automatically banned or required; the Secretary will decide each case under current law, and any allowed farming must minimize harm to the refuge’s natural values.
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Title 16, §3211
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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.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 3211
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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