Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460m–3 Establishment; notice in Federal Register; alteration of boundaries; acreage limitation
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXX— - OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAYS › § 460m–3
Summary
When enough land and water are acquired, the Secretary must establish Ozark National Scenic Riverways by notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary can change the boundaries later, but acreage cannot exceed 65,000 acres, excluding land donated by the State of Missouri and transfers under section 460m–1.
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Title 16, §460m–3
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When the Secretary determines that lands and waters, or interests therein, have been acquired by the United States in sufficient quantity to provide an administrable unit, he shall declare establishment of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways by publication of notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary may thereafter alter such boundaries from time to time, except that the total acreage in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways shall not exceed sixty-five thousand acres, exclusive of land donated by the State of Missouri or its political subdivisions and of federally owned land transferred pursuant to section 460m–1 of this title.
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16 U.S.C. § 460m–3
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73