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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460ppp–2 Establishment of the Conservation Area

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter CXXVII— BLACK ROCK DESERT-HIGH ROCK CANYON EMIGRANT TRAILS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA › § 460ppp–2

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Black Rock Desert‑High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area in Nevada to protect historical, cultural, scientific, wildlife, scenic, and recreational values, including fossils, riparian areas, wilderness, and endangered species. It covers about 797,100 acres shown on a map dated October 3, 2001. Soon after December 21, 2000, the Secretary must send Congress a map and legal description. Those documents count the same as if written into the law and may be corrected for clerical or typographical errors. Copies will be kept for public inspection at Bureau of Land Management offices.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460ppp–2

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(a)In order to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the unique and nationally important historical, cultural, paleontological, scenic, scientific, biological, educational, wildlife, riparian, wilderness, endangered species, and recreational values and resources associated with the Applegate-Lassen and Nobles Trails corridors and surrounding areas, there is hereby established the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area in the State of Nevada.
(b)The conservation area shall consist of approximately 797,100 acres of public lands as generally depicted on the map entitled “Black Rock Desert Emigrant Trail National Conservation Area” and dated October 3, 2001.
(c)As soon as practicable after December 21, 2000, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a map and legal description of the conservation area. The map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subchapter, except the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in such map and legal description. Copies of the map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2001—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–63 substituted “
October 3, 2001” for “
July 19, 2000”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460ppp–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60