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§460lll–21 Land and resource management plan
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER CXXIII— - LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES PROTECTION › Part Part B— - Management Provisions › § 460lll–21
Summary
Once jurisdiction transfers, the Secretary must make a management plan for the Recreation Area under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 and other law. Until that plan is adopted, the TVA Natural Resource Management Plan may be used temporarily and that use is not a major Federal action affecting the human environment.
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Title 16, §460lll–21
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(a)As soon as practicable after the effective date of the transfer of jurisdiction under section 460lll–41 of this title, the Secretary shall prepare a land and resource management plan for the Recreation Area in conformity with the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a et seq.) and other applicable law.
(b)Until adoption of the land and resource management plan, the Secretary may use, as appropriate, the existing Tennessee Valley Authority Natural Resource Management Plan to provide interim management direction. Use of all or a portion of the management plan by the Secretary shall not be considered to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
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The National Forest Management Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 94–588, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949, which enacted section 472a, 521b, 1600, and 1611 to 1614 of this title, amended section 500, 515, 516, 518, 576b, and 1601 to 1610 of this title, repealed section 476, 513, and 514 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 476, 513, 528, 594–2, and 1600 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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of 1976 Amendment note set out under section 1600 of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 460lll–21
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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