Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460o–4 Land and water use management plan; adoption, implementation, and revision; provisions

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXIII— - DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460o–4

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When managing the area covered by these rules, the Secretary of the Interior must create, use, and can update a land and water use plan, following earlier parts of the law. The plan must prioritize three things in this order. First, public outdoor recreation. Second, protecting scenic, scientific, and historic features people enjoy. Third, using natural resources only if the Secretary finds it will not seriously harm recreation or the protected features.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460o–4

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In the administration of the area for the purposes of this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior, subject to provisions of section 460o–3 of this title, shall adopt and implement, and may from time to time revise, a land and water use management plan, which shall include specific provision for, in order of priority—

(1)public outdoor recreation benefits;

(2)preservation of scenic, scientific, and historic features contributing to public enjoyment;

(3)such utilization of natural resources as in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior is consistent with, and does not significantly impair, public recreation and protection of scenic, scientific, and historic features contributing to public enjoyment.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460o–4

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73