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§460nnn–62 Administration of Wilderness Area

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXV — STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part B — Steens Mountain Wilderness Area › § 460nnn–62

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must manage the Wilderness Area under this part and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). If the Wilderness Act mentions its effective date, treat that date as October 30, 2000. Where the wilderness border follows a road, put the boundary back from the road’s centerline using the Bureau of Land Management’s Wilderness Management Policy. The Secretary must allow reasonable access to private lands inside the Wilderness Area (see section 460nnn–22(d)). Grazing must follow section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act, this subchapter, and the guidelines in Appendices A and B of House Report 101–405, except as provided in section 460nnn–23(e)(2). Grazing permits for certain lands shown on the map in section 460nnn–11(a) must be retired permanently and livestock kept off those lands.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–62

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(a)General rule
The Secretary shall administer the Wilderness Area in accordance with this part and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). Any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act (or any similar reference) shall be deemed to be a reference to October 30, 2000.
(b)Wilderness boundaries along roads
Where a wilderness boundary exists along a road, the wilderness boundary shall be set back from the centerline of the road, consistent with the Bureau of Land Management’s guidelines as established in its Wilderness Management Policy.
(c)Access to non-Federal lands
The Secretary shall provide reasonable access to private lands within the boundaries of the Wilderness Area, as provided in section 460nnn–22(d) of this title.
(d)Grazing
(1)Administration
Except as provided in section 460nnn–23(e)(2) of this title, grazing of livestock shall be administered in accordance with the provision of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, and in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Appendices A and B of House Report 101–405 of the 101st Congress.
(2)Retirement of certain permits
The Secretary shall permanently retire all grazing permits applicable to certain lands in the Wilderness Area, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–11(a) of this title, and livestock shall be excluded from these lands.

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References in Text

The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (a), 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. The

Effective Date

of the Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (a), means Sept. 3, 1964, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88–577, which enacted chapter 23 of this title. This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), 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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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–62

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110