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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460m–8 Establishment

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXI— - BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER › § 460m–8

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can create and run the Buffalo National River to protect its unique scenic and scientific features and to keep a stretch of the Buffalo River free-flowing for people now and in the future. The river’s boundary is shown on the map titled “Proposed Buffalo National River” (NR–BUF–7103, December 1967) on file at the National Park Service. The Secretary may make small boundary changes after written notice to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, but the total area may not exceed 95,730 acres.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460m–8

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

For the purposes of conserving and interpreting an area containing unique scenic and scientific features, and preserving as a free-flowing stream an important segment of the Buffalo River in Arkansas for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) may establish and administer the Buffalo National River. The boundaries of the national river shall be as generally depicted on the drawing entitled “Proposed Buffalo National River” numbered NR–BUF–7103 and dated December 1967, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary is authorized to make minor revisions of the boundaries of the national river when necessary, after advising the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate in writing, but the total acreage within such boundaries shall not exceed ninety-five thousand seven hundred and thirty acres.

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Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate” for “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460m–8

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73