Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460v–6 Addition of lands to Forest; administration of land for Colorado River storage project by Secretary of the Interior

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXX— - FLAMING GORGE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460v–6

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Adds all U.S. public lands and lands owned or set aside for the Colorado River Storage Project that lie inside the recreation area's outside boundaries and are not already part of Ashley National Forest to the Ashley National Forest. This is subject to any valid claims or entries that exist now or are later legally kept, and lands inside a reservoir’s waterline or needed to operate the Colorado River project will stay managed by the Secretary of the Interior.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460v–6

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Subject to any valid claim or entry now existing and hereafter legally maintained, all public lands of the United States and all lands of the United States heretofore or hereafter acquired or reserved for use in connection with the Colorado River storage project within the exterior boundaries of the recreation area which have not heretofore been added to and made a part of the Ashley National Forest, and all lands of the United States acquired for the purpose of the recreation area, are hereby added to and made a part of the Ashley National Forest: Provided, That lands within the flow lines of any reservoir operated and maintained by the Department of the Interior or otherwise needed or used for the operation of the Colorado River storage project shall continue to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior to the extent he determines to be required for such operation.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460v–6

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73