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§539m–10 Judicial review

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - NATIONAL FORESTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 539m–10

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

You can file a lawsuit to enforce these rules under chapter 7 of Title 5. A court will review the case using the agency’s record and the review standards in section 706 of Title 5. You may sue the Pueblo to ask a court to declare rights or order action or stopping action, but you cannot get money, costs, or lawyer fees from the Pueblo. Any such case, or any challenge to the constitutionality of the rules, must be filed only in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.

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Title 16, §539m–10

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(a)A civil action to enforce the provisions of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title may be brought to the extent permitted under chapter 7 of title 5. Judicial review shall be based on the administrative record and subject to the applicable standard of review set forth in section 706 of title 5.
(b)A civil action may be brought against the Pueblo for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief under sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title, but no money damages, including costs or attorney’s fees, may be imposed on the Pueblo as a result of such judicial action.
(c)Venue for any civil action provided for in this section, as well as any civil action to contest the constitutionality of sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title, shall lie only in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.

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Sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title IV of div. F of Pub. L. 108–7, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 279, which is classified generally to sections 539m to 539m–12 of this title. For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 539m of this title and Tables.

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16 U.S.C. § 539m–10

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73