Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460p–4 Administration, Protection, and Development

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXXIV— SPRUCE KNOB-SENECA ROCKS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460p–4

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary of Agriculture must manage, protect, and develop the recreation area under national forest rules to provide outdoor recreation, conserve scenic, scientific, and historic values, and use natural resources only if compatible and not harmful.

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Title 16, §460p–4

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The administration, protection, and development of the recreation area shall be by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to national forests, in such manner as in his judgment will best provide for (1) public outdoor recreation benefits; (2) conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, and other values contributing to public enjoyment; and (3) such management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources as in his judgment will promote, or is compatible with, and does not significantly impair the purposes for which the recreation area is established.

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16 U.S.C. § 460p–4

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60