Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§460hhh–2 Establishment

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXIX — SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460hhh–2

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada, subject to valid existing rights. It covers approximately 316,000 acres of federal land in the Toiyabe National Forest as shown on the map titled "Spring Mountain National Recreation Area—Proposed", NV–CH, dated August 2, 1992. As soon as practicable after August 4, 1993, the Secretary must file that map with the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources. The map must be kept for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service. If the acreage number and the map disagree, the map decides the boundaries.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460hhh–2

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(a)In general
Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada.
(b)Boundaries and map
The Recreation Area shall consist of approximately 316,000 acres of federally owned lands and interests therein in the Toiyabe National Forest, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Spring Mountain National Recreation Area—Proposed”, numbered NV–CH, and dated August 2, 1992.
(c)Map filing
As soon as practicable after August 4, 1993, the Secretary shall file a map of the Recreation Area with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
(d)Public inspection
The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(e)Discrepancies
In the case of any discrepancy between or among the acreage referred to in subsection (b) and the map described in subsection (b), the map described in subsection (b) shall control any question concerning the boundaries of the Recreation Area.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460hhh–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110