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§410aaa–27 Joshua Tree National Park Advisory Commission

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LIX–Y— - CALIFORNIA DESERT LANDS PARKS, PRESERVE, AND OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS › Part Part B— - Joshua Tree National Park › § 410aaa–27

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary must create an advisory commission (up to 15 members) to advise on a new or revised comprehensive management plan for Joshua Tree National Park. Members include elected officials from each county with park land, a nearby landowner, grazing and mineral interests, and other experts; Secretary fills vacancies to maintain diversity; Chapter 10, Title 5 governs; commission ends in ten years.

Title 16, §410aaa–27

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(a)The Secretary shall establish an Advisory Commission of no more than fifteen members, to advise the Secretary concerning the development and implementation of a new or revised comprehensive management plan for Joshua Tree National Park.

(b)(1)The advisory commission shall include an elected official for each County within which any part of the park is located, a representative of the owners of private properties located within or immediately adjacent to the park, and other members representing persons actively engaged in grazing and range management, mineral exploration and development, and persons with expertise in relevant fields, including geology, biology, ecology, law enforcement, and the protection and management of National Park resources and values.

(2)Vacancies in the advisory commission shall be filled by the Secretary so as to maintain the full diversity of views required to be represented on the advisory commission.

(c)Chapter 10 of title 5 shall apply to the procedures and activities of the advisory commission.

(d)The advisory commission shall cease to exist ten years after the date of its establishment.

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Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act”.

§410aaa–27 Joshua Tree National Park Advisory Commission

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