Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460nnn–91 Wildlands Juniper Management Area
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER CXXV— - STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part Part E— - Establishment of Wildlands Juniper Management Area › § 460nnn–91
Summary
Create the Wildlands Juniper Management Area from certain federal lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area. Use it to test, teach, and show active and passive ways to restore historic fire patterns and native vegetation on Steens Mountain, and in addition to other funding, $5,000,000 is allowed for this work.
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Title 16, §460nnn–91
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(a)To further the purposes of section 460nnn–23(c) of this title, the Secretary shall establish a special management area consisting of certain Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–11(a) of this title, which shall be known as the Wildlands Juniper Management Area.
(b)Special management practices shall be adopted for the Wildlands Juniper Management Area for the purposes of experimentation, education, interpretation, and demonstration of active and passive management intended to restore the historic fire regime and native vegetation communities on Steens Mountain.
(c)In addition to the authorization of appropriations in section 460nnn–121 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this part and section 460nnn–23(c) of this title regarding juniper management in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
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16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–91
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73