Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460v–8 State and local jurisdiction
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXX— - FLAMING GORGE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460v–8
Summary
States and local governments may keep enforcing civil and criminal laws inside the recreation area, so long as they follow this subchapter. They also keep the power to tax people, businesses, franchises, and other non‑Federal property — including mineral rights — on land or in the water inside the recreation area.
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Title 16, §460v–8
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Nothing in this subchapter shall deprive any State or political subdivision thereof of its right to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within the recreation area consistent with the provisions of this subchapter or of its right to tax persons, corporations, franchises, or other non-Federal property, including mineral or other interests, in or on lands or waters within the recreation area.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460v–8
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73