Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460nnn–11 Designation of Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection 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 A— - Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area › Subpart subpart 1— - designation and purposes › § 460nnn–11

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must set aside and name about 425,550 acres of federal land in Harney County, Oregon, around Steens Mountain as the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area. The area is shown on the "Steens Mountain Boundary Map" dated September 18, 2000. That map also shows the general outlines of three special zones: the no-livestock-grazing area described in section 460nnn–23(e), the mineral withdrawal area named in part D, and the wildlands juniper management area created in part E.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–11

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(a)The Secretary shall designate the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area consisting of approximately 425,550 acres of Federal land located in Harney County, Oregon, in the vicinity of Steens Mountain, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Steens Mountain Boundary Map” and dated September 18, 2000.

(b)In addition to the general boundaries of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, the map referred to in subsection (a) also depicts the general boundaries of the following:

(1)The no livestock grazing area described in section 460nnn–23(e) of this title.

(2)The mineral withdrawal area designated by part D.

(3)The wildlands juniper management area established by part E.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–11

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73