16 U.S.C. § 460mm–4: Administration of…

Summary

The Secretary must manage the White Mountains National Recreation Area so people can enjoy outdoor recreation and so its scenic, scientific, historic, fish and wildlife values are protected. Management should allow continued uses, developments, and resource work when they help, are compatible with, or do not seriously harm recreation and conservation. The Secretary can use other federal authorities he thinks are appropriate for conservation, recreation, and compatible resource development. All lands in the area, except valid existing rights, are withdrawn from State selection under the Alaska Statehood Act and from claims and patents under U.S. mining laws. The Secretary may allow removal of nonleasable minerals under section 387 of title 43 and leasable minerals under the mineral leasing laws if that will not significantly harm administration of the area. Money from mineral leases follows the leasing laws. Money from nonleasable minerals is handled like money from selling public lands.

Title 16, §460mm–4

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(a)Recreation, conservation, and resource development

The White Mountains National Recreation area established by this Act shall be administered by the Secretary in order to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment and for the conservation of the scenic, scientific, historic, fish and wildlife, and other values contributing to public enjoyment of such area. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary shall administer the recreation area in a manner which in his judgment will best provide for (1) public outdoor recreation benefits; (2) conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, fish and wildlife, and other values contributing to public enjoyment; and (3) such management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources and the continuation of such existing uses and developments as will promote, or are compatible with, or do not significantly impair public recreation and conservation of the scenic, scientific, historic, fish and wildlife, or other values contributing to public enjoyment. In administering the recreation area, the Secretary may utilize such statutory authorities available to him for the conservation and management of natural resources as he deems appropriate for recreation and preservation purposes and for resource development compatible therewith.

(b)Withdrawal of lands from selection and mining; exceptions

The lands within the recreation area, subject to valid existing rights, are hereby withdrawn from State selection under the Alaska Statehood Act or other law, and from location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws. The Secretary under such reasonable regulations as he deems appropriate, may permit the removal of the nonleasable minerals from lands or interests in lands within the recreation area in the manner described by section 387 of title 43, and he may permit the removal of leasable minerals from lands or interests in lands within the recreation areas in accordance with the mineral leasing laws, if he finds that such disposition would not have significant adverse effects on the administration of the recreation areas.

(c)Disposal of receipts

All receipts derived from permits and leases issued on lands or interest in lands within the recreation area under the mineral leasing laws shall be disposed of as provided in such laws; and receipts from the disposition of nonleasable minerals within the recreation area shall be disposed of in the same manner as moneys received from the sale of public lands.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables. The Alaska Statehood Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, which is set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was not enacted as part of title IV of Pub. L. 96–487, which comprises this subchapter.

§460mm–4 Administration of Recreation Area