Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460ppp–5 No buffer zones
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER CXXVII— - BLACK ROCK DESERT-HIGH ROCK CANYON EMIGRANT TRAILS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA › § 460ppp–5
Summary
Congress does not allow creating buffer zones or protective perimeters around the conservation area. Uses or activities allowed on nearby lands can continue up to the area’s border, as long as other laws allow them.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §460ppp–5
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The Congress does not intend for the establishment of the conservation area to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the conservation area. The fact that there may be activities or uses on lands outside the conservation area that would not be permitted in the conservation area shall not preclude such activities or uses on such lands up to the boundary of the conservation area consistent with other applicable laws.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460ppp–5
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73