Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460p–4 Administration, protection, and development
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXIV— - SPRUCE KNOB-SENECA ROCKS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460p–4
Summary
Secretary of Agriculture must manage, protect, and develop the recreation area under the same laws as national forests. Management must (1) provide outdoor recreation, (2) protect scenic, scientific, historic, and other values for enjoyment, and (3) use natural resources only in ways that support or do not significantly impair those purposes.
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Title 16, §460p–4
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The administration, protection, and development of the recreation area shall be by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to national forests, in such manner as in his judgment will best provide for (1) public outdoor recreation benefits; (2) conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, and other values contributing to public enjoyment; and (3) such management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources as in his judgment will promote, or is compatible with, and does not significantly impair the purposes for which the recreation area is established.
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16 U.S.C. § 460p–4
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73