§460uu–31 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Adds two places to the National Wilderness Preservation System: the Cebolla Wilderness (about 60,000 acres) and the West Malpais Wilderness (about 38,210 acres). They are shown on the map titled "El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area," map number NM–ELMA–80,001–B, dated May 1987, and that map is kept on file at the office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management for public inspection. As soon as possible after December 31, 1987, the Secretary must file a legal description of each wilderness with the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the U.S. Senate. Those descriptions have the same legal effect as if printed here, but the Secretary may correct clerical or typographical errors; they are also kept on file at the BLM Director’s office for public inspection.

Title 16, §460uu–31

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 890) [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.], there are hereby designated as wilderness, and, therefore, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the Cebolla Wilderness of approximately 60,000 acres, and the West Malpais Wilderness of approximately 38,210 acres, as each is generally depicted on the map entitled “El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area” numbered NM–ELMA–80,001–B and dated May 1987. The map shall be on file and available for inspection in the offices of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

(b)As soon as practicable after December 31, 1987, the Secretary shall file a legal description of each wilderness area designated by this subchapter with the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. Such legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subchapter, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in such legal description. The legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress.

§460uu–31 Designation; description of area