Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§460aa–10 Land Surface Protection; Regulations
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXXXV— SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460aa–10
Summary
Congress directs the Secretary of Agriculture, after talking with the Secretary of the Interior, to make rules that protect the surface of Federal lands in the recreation area. The rules can limit motorized or mechanical equipment that travels over or changes the land during allowed activities like mineral prospecting, exploration, or development.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §460aa–10
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The Congress hereby recognizes and declares the need to take action to regulate the use of, and protect the surface values of, the Federal lands in the recreation area, and directs that rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section shall be promulgated and issued by the Secretary of Agriculture after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior. Such regulations shall include, when deemed necessary, provisions for control of the use of motorized and mechanical equipment for transportation over, or alteration of, the surface of such Federal land in connection with any authorized activities on such land, including but not limited to mineral prospecting, exploration, or development operations.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460aa–10
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60