Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§460r–1 Designation of Area; Boundaries; Publication in Federal Register

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXXVI — MOUNT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460r–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must, as soon as practical after May 31, 1966, name the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area as part of the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. The area’s boundaries are those on the 1965 map titled "Proposed Mount Rogers National Recreation Area," which is on file and open to the public at the Forest Service Chief’s office, Department of Agriculture. The Secretary must also publish a notice in the Federal Register and include a map showing the recreation area’s boundaries.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460r–1

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The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter called the “Secretary”) shall—

(1)designate as soon as practicable after May 31, 1966, the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area within and adjacent to, and as a part of, the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia comprised of the area the boundaries of which shall be those shown on the map entitled “Proposed Mount Rogers National Recreation Area”, dated 1965, which is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and

(2)publish notice of the designation in the Federal Register, together with a map showing the boundaries of the recreation area.

Reference

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460r–1

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102