Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460mmm–5 Maps and Legal Descriptions

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter CXXIV— McINNIS CANYONS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA › § 460mmm–5

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must send Congress a copy of the Map and a legal description of the Conservation Area and the Wilderness as soon as practicable after October 24, 2000. The Map and descriptions have the same legal effect as if they were written into the law, but the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical mistakes. Copies must be on file and open for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; the Grand Junction District Office in Colorado; the appropriate BLM office in Colorado if Grand Junction is not the right office; and the appropriate BLM office in Utah. Subject to section 460mmm–4(l)(3) of this title, the Map controls if it conflicts with the descriptions.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460mmm–5

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(a)As soon as practicable after October 24, 2000, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a copy of the Map and a legal description of the Conservation Area and of the Wilderness.
(b)The Map and legal descriptions shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subchapter, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the Map and the legal descriptions.
(c)Copies of the Map and the legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection in—
(1)the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management;
(2)the Grand Junction District Office of the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado;
(3)the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, if the Grand Junction District Office is not deemed the appropriate office; and
(4)the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management in Utah.
(d)Subject to section 460mmm–4(l)(3) 11 So in original. Probably should be section “460mmm–4(l)(5)”. of this title, in the case of a discrepancy between the Map and the descriptions, the Map shall control.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460mmm–5

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60