Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§460r Establishment
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXXVI— MOUNT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460r
Summary
Agriculture Secretary must establish Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Jefferson NF, VA, to provide public recreation and, when possible, protect scenic, scientific, historic and other values.
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Title 16, §460r
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In order to provide for the public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the area in the vicinity of Mount Rogers, the highest mountain in the State of Virginia, and to the extent feasible the conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, and other values of the area, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in the State of Virginia.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460r
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60