Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§460nnn–91 Wildlands Juniper Management Area

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXV — STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part E — Establishment of Wildlands Juniper Management Area › § 460nnn–91

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create the Wildlands Juniper Management Area on federal lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area shown on the map. It must be used for experiments, education, interpretation, and for showing active and passive ways to restore Steens Mountain’s historic fire regime and native plants. An additional $5,000,000 may be appropriated, beyond other authorized funds, to carry out this work.

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Title 16, §460nnn–91

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(a)Establishment

To further the purposes of section 460nnn–23(c) of this title, the Secretary shall establish a special management area consisting of certain Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, as depicted on the map referred to in section 460nnn–11(a) of this title, which shall be known as the Wildlands Juniper Management Area.

(b)Management

Special management practices shall be adopted for the Wildlands Juniper Management Area for the purposes of experimentation, education, interpretation, and demonstration of active and passive management intended to restore the historic fire regime and native vegetation communities on Steens Mountain.

(c)Authorization of appropriations

In addition to the authorization of appropriations in section 460nnn–121 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this part and section 460nnn–23(c) of this title regarding juniper management in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.

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16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–91

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110