Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§460nnn–12 Purpose and Objectives of Cooperative Management and Protection Area

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 1 — designation and purposes › § 460nnn–12

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Protect and manage Steens Mountain so its natural values last for people today and in the future. The Secretary must do this by supporting teamwork between tribes, government, and private groups; allowing sustainable uses like grazing and recreation; protecting Burns Paiute Tribe access to cultural, gathering, religious, and archaeological sites on federal land and working with private owners; conserving the area's natural, social, and economic resources; and encouraging cooperation to reduce conflicts.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–12

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(a)Purpose

The purpose of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area is to conserve, protect, and manage the long-term ecological integrity of Steens Mountain for future and present generations.

(b)Objectives

To further the purpose specified in subsection (a), and consistent with such purpose, the Secretary shall manage the Cooperative Management and Protection Area for the benefit of present and future generations—

(1)to maintain and enhance cooperative and innovative management projects, programs and agreements between tribal, public, and private interests in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area;

(2)to promote grazing, recreation, historic, and other uses that are sustainable;

(3)to conserve, protect and to ensure traditional access to cultural, gathering, religious, and archaeological sites by the Burns Paiute Tribe on Federal lands and to promote cooperation with private landowners;

(4)to ensure the conservation, protection, and improved management of the ecological, social, and economic environment of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, including geological, biological, wildlife, riparian, and scenic resources; and

(5)to promote and foster cooperation, communication, and understanding and to reduce conflict between Steens Mountain users and interests.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–12

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110