16 U.S.C. § 410aaa–26 — Utility rights-of-way
submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-433 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 203 words · no verdicts yet
This section protects the Metropolitan Water District's existing rights-of-way and land inside Joshua Tree National Park, outside the wilderness areas. The District can keep operating, maintaining, and repairing its facilities there, as long as it limits harm to the park. The Secretary also had to plan for the District's emergency access.
This section protects rights the Metropolitan Water District already had before this part of the law took effect.
Nothing in this part cancels any validly issued right-of-way, or the District's normal operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement work in that right-of-way, granted under the Boulder Canyon Project Act, on land included in Joshua Tree National Park but outside the areas designated as wilderness. This work must be done in a way that minimizes harm to park resources.
Nothing in this part cancels the District's ownership of land, or its normal operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement work on or under that land, granted by a 1932 Act — again, on land inside the park but outside wilderness areas. This work also must minimize harm to park resources.
Within 180 days after October 31, 1994, the Secretary had to work with the Metropolitan Water District to prepare plans for the District's emergency access to its lands and rights-of-way.
Nothing in this part shall have the effect of terminating any validly issued right-of-way or customary operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities in such right-of-way, issued, granted, or permitted to the Metropolitan Water District pursuant to the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617–619b), which is located on lands included in the Joshua Tree National Park, but outside lands designated as wilderness under section 601(a)(2). Such activities shall be conducted in a manner which will minimize the impact on park resources. Nothing in this part shall have the effect of terminating the fee title to lands or customary operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities on or under such lands granted to the Metropolitan Water District pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324), which are located on lands included in the Joshua Tree National Park, but outside lands designated as wilderness under section 601(a)(2). Such activities shall be conducted in a manner which will minimize the impact on park resources. The Secretary shall prepare within one hundred and eighty days after October 31, 1994, in consultation with the Metropolitan Water District, plans for emergency access by the Metropolitan Water District to its lands and rights-of-way.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–433, title IV, § 406, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4488.)
- 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-433 · 108 Stat. 4488
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-433 on 1994-10-31.
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