Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460nnn–24 Land acquisition authority

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER CXXV— - STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part Part A— - Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area › Subpart subpart 2— - management of federal lands › § 460nnn–24

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may buy, accept as gifts, or trade for non-Federal land and land interests inside the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area or the Wilderness Area. Sellers must be willing; all transactions must be voluntary. When bought or received, the land is added to whatever area it lies in and is managed under that area’s rules. Land inside the Wilderness Area is managed under part B and other laws for wilderness. When valuing land, development rights, or conservation easements, the Secretary must ignore any drop in value that happened because the area was designated.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–24

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(a)(1)In addition to the land acquisitions authorized by part F, the Secretary may acquire other non-Federal lands and interests in lands located within the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area or the Wilderness Area.

(2)Lands may be acquired under this subsection only by voluntary exchange, donation, or purchase from willing sellers.

(b)(1)Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), lands or interests in lands acquired under subsection (a) or part F that are located within the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area shall—

(A)become part of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area; and

(B)be managed pursuant to the laws applicable to the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.

(2)If lands or interests in lands acquired under subsection (a) or part F are within the boundaries of the Wilderness Area, the acquired lands or interests in lands shall—

(A)become part of the Wilderness Area; and

(B)be managed pursuant to part B and the other laws applicable to the Wilderness Area.

(3)If the lands or interests in lands acquired under subsection (a) or part F are within the boundaries of a wilderness study area, the acquired lands or interests in lands shall—

(A)become part of that wilderness study area; and

(B)be managed pursuant to the laws applicable to that wilderness study area.

(c)In appraising non-Federal land, development rights, or conservation easements for possible acquisition under this section or section 460nnn–42 of this title, the Secretary shall disregard any adverse impacts on values resulting from the designation of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area or the Wilderness Area.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–24

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73