§460fff — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Creates a national recreation area on the U.S. side of Lake Amistad, on the Texas–Mexico border, to let the public enjoy outdoor recreation and to protect scenic, scientific, cultural, and other values of the lands and waters. The area follows the map titled "Boundary Map, Proposed Amistad National Recreation Area", no. 621/20,013–B, dated July 1969, which is kept at the National Park Service. The Secretary of the Interior can make small boundary changes, but the area cannot exceed 58,500 acres. Inside that boundary, the Secretary can buy or accept land with donated or appropriated funds, swap land, or get transfers from other federal agencies without repaying them.

Title 16, §460fff

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(a)In order to—

(1)provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the lands and waters associated with the United States portion of the reservoir known as Lake Amistad, located on the boundary between the State of Texas and Mexico, and

(2)protect the scenic, scientific, cultural, and other value contributing to the public enjoyment of such lands and waters,

(b)The recreation area shall consist of the Federal lands, waters, and interests therein within the area generally depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Proposed Amistad National Recreation Area”, numbered 621/20,013–B, and dated July 1969. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) may from time to time make minor revisions in the boundary of the recreation area, but the total acreage of the recreation area may not exceed 58,500 acres. Within the boundary of the recreation area, the Secretary may acquire lands and interests in lands by purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer without reimbursement from any Federal agency.

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This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 101–628, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4469, which enacted this subchapter, subchapters CXV (§ 460ddd) and CXVI (§ 460eee et seq.) of this chapter, chapter 65 (§ 4601 et seq.) of this title, and former sections 1a–9 to 1a–13 of this title, amended section 410ee, former section 463, and section 1274 and 1276 of this title, enacted provisions set out as notes under section 1132 and 1271 of this title and section 1522 of Title 43, Public Lands, and formerly set out as notes under section 1a–5 of this title, and enacted provisions listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

§460fff Establishment

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Title 16, §460fff

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