Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must make rules, after consulting the Secretary of the Interior, to protect the surface of federal lands in the recreation area. The rules can limit motorized or mechanical use during authorized 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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102