Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§460lll–1 Purposes

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXIII — LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES PROTECTION › § 460lll–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Give control of the Recreation Area from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Secretary so the land becomes part of the National Forest System. Manage the area for outdoor recreation and environmental education, try new and cost-saving programs, work with governments and private groups to help the region, and make the transfer fair and smooth.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460lll–1

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The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1)to transfer without consideration administrative jurisdiction over the Recreation Area from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Secretary so that the Recreation Area may be managed as a unit of the National Forest System;
(2)to protect and manage the resources of the Recreation Area for optimum yield of outdoor recreation and environmental education through multiple use management by the Forest Service;
(3)to authorize, research, test, and demonstrate innovative programs and cost-effective management of the Recreation Area;
(4)to authorize the Secretary to cooperate between and among the States, Federal agencies, private organizations, and corporations, and individuals, as appropriate, in the management of the Recreation Area and to help stimulate the development of the surrounding region and extend the beneficial results as widely as practicable; and
(5)to provide for the smooth and equitable transfer of jurisdiction from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Secretary.

Reference

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460lll–1

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102