Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§542a Congressional Findings
Title 16 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL FORESTS › SUBCHAPTER II — SCENIC AREAS › § 542a
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States the site's high altitude and clean, dark air make it good for thundercloud, atmosphere, and astronomy research.
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Title 16, §542a
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The Congress finds that the high altitude and freedom from air pollution and night luminosity caused by human activity, make the research site uniquely suited to the conduct of research probes into thunder clouds and for other atmospheric and astronomical research purposes.
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16 U.S.C. § 542a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102