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§460v Establishment

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXX— - FLAMING GORGE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460v

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is created in Utah and Wyoming to support the Colorado River storage project, provide outdoor recreation at Flaming Gorge Reservoir and nearby lands, and protect scenic, scientific, historic, and other values for public enjoyment. Valid existing rights remain in effect. The area's boundaries are shown on the map titled "Proposed Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area," on file and open for public inspection in the office of the Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460v

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In order to provide, in furtherance of the purposes of the Colorado River storage project, for the public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir and surrounding lands in the States of Utah and Wyoming and the conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, and other values contributing to public enjoyment of such lands and waters, there is hereby established, subject to valid existing rights, the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area in the States of Utah and Wyoming (hereinafter referred to as the “recreation area”). The boundaries of the recreation area shall be those shown on the map entitled “Proposed Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area,” which is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Pub. L. 105–326, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 3040, as amended by Pub. L. 106–176, title III, § 303, Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 32, related to disposition of certain Federal properties located in Dutch John, Utah, and to assistance to local government in interim delivery of basic services to Dutch John community.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460v

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73