Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460aa Establishment

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXXV— - SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460aa

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Sawtooth National Recreation Area to protect and enhance its natural, scenic, historic, pastoral, and fish and wildlife qualities and to improve recreational opportunities. The recreation area, which includes the Sawtooth Wilderness Area, covers the lands shown on the map titled "Sawtooth National Recreation Area" dated June 1972, kept on file at the Forest Service Chief’s office for public viewing. The Secretary of Agriculture must publish a detailed boundary description and map in the Federal Register as soon as practical after August 22, 1972.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460aa

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(a)In order to assure the preservation and protection of the natural, scenic, historic, pastoral, and fish and wildlife values and to provide for the enhancement of the recreational values associated therewith, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area is hereby established.

(b)The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (hereafter referred to as the “recreation area”), including the Sawtooth Wilderness Area (hereafter referred to as the “wilderness area”), shall comprise the lands generally depicted on the map entitled “Sawtooth National Recreation Area” dated June 1972, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the “Secretary”) shall, as soon as practicable after August 22, 1972, publish a detailed description and map showing the boundaries of the recreation area in the Federal Register.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460aa

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73