Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§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 Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary must send Congress a copy of the Map and a legal description of the Conservation Area and the Wilderness promptly after October 24, 2000. The Map and descriptions count as part of the law, but the Secretary may correct clerical or typographical mistakes. Copies must be available to the public at BLM offices (the Director’s office; the Grand Junction District office in Colorado; and the appropriate Colorado and Utah BLM offices). If the Map and the descriptions conflict, the Map controls, subject to section 460mmm–4(l)(3).

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460mmm–5

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(a)In general
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)Force and effect
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)Public availability
Copies of the Map and the legal descriptions shall be on file and available for public inspection in— (1)
(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)Map controlling
Subject to section 460mmm–4(l)(3) of this title, in the case of a discrepancy between the Map and the descriptions, the Map shall control.

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460mmm–5

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110