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§410aaa–6 Death Valley 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 A— - Death Valley National Park › § 410aaa–6

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must set up an Advisory Commission of no more than fifteen people to advise on making and carrying out a new or updated comprehensive management plan for Death Valley National Park. The commission must include an elected official from each County that has any part of the park, a representative of nearby private property owners, people involved in grazing and range management and in mineral exploration and development, and experts in fields like geology, biology, ecology, law enforcement, and park resource protection. The Secretary will fill any vacancies to keep the needed range of views. The commission’s procedures must follow chapter 10 of title 5. It will end ten years after it is created.

Title 16, §410aaa–6

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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 Death Valley 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–6 Death Valley National Park Advisory Commission

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Title 16, §410aaa–6

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