Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§460nnn–25 Special Use Permits
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter CXXV— STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part A— Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area › Subpart 2— management of federal lands › § 460nnn–25
Summary
The Secretary can renew special permits for recreation in Wilderness Areas if they follow the Wilderness Act; otherwise the Secretary must seek modified permits allowing historic uses.
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Title 16, §460nnn–25
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The Secretary may renew a special recreational use permit applicable to lands included in the Wilderness Area to the extent that the Secretary determines that the permit is consistent with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). If renewal is not consistent with the Wilderness Act, the Secretary shall seek other opportunities for the permit holder through modification of the permit to realize historic permit use to the extent that the use is consistent with the Wilderness Act and this subchapter, as determined by the Secretary.
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The Wilderness Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables. This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 106–399, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1655, known as the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 460nnn of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–25
Title 16, Conservation
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Apr 5, 2026
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