Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460p–3 Outdoor recreation facilities development; cooperation with Federal and State agencies

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXIV— - SPRUCE KNOB-SENECA ROCKS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460p–3

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Once the Secretary buys land in the designated area that he thinks can be managed to carry out the law’s purposes, he must start a fast program to build outdoor recreation facilities. These facilities should use the land’s shape and location and meet the growing recreation needs of the American people. The Secretary can work with other federal and state agencies to speed up finishing the recreation area and to help plan and provide suitable summer and winter outdoor recreation facilities.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460p–3

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(a)After the Secretary acquires an acreage within the area designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 460p–1 of this title that is in his opinion efficiently administrable to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, he shall institute an accelerated program of development of facilities for outdoor recreation. Said facilities shall be so devised to take advantage of the topography and geographical location of the lands in relation to the growing recreation needs of the people of the United States.

(b)The Secretary may cooperate with all Federal and State authorities and agencies that have programs which will hasten completion of the recreation area and render services which will aid him in evaluating and effectuating the establishment of adequate summer and winter outdoor recreation facilities.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460p–3

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73