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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§460qqq–2 Establishment

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXVIII — SLOAN CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA › § 460qqq–2

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in the State. It includes about 57,728 acres of public land in the County, as shown on a map. The Secretary must send Congress a map and a legal description as soon as possible after November 6, 2002. That map and description count the same as if written into the law (the Secretary may fix small mistakes), and a copy must be kept for the public at a Bureau of Land Management office.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460qqq–2

Conservation, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general
For the purpose described in section 460qqq of this title, there is established in the State a conservation area to be known as the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area.
(b)Area included
The Conservation Area shall consist of approximately 57,728 acres of public land in the County, as generally depicted on the map.
(c)Map and legal description
(1)In general
As soon as practicable after November 6, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a map and legal description of the Conservation Area.
(2)Effect
The map and legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map or legal description.
(3)Public availability
A copy of the map and legal description shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2026—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 119–91 substituted “57,728” for “48,438”.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460qqq–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110