16 U.S.C. § 460m–8 — Establishment
submitted 54 years ago by Pub. L. 92-237 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 165 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Interior can create and run the Buffalo National River in Arkansas. This protects the river's scenic and scientific features and keeps it free-flowing. The park cannot be bigger than 95,730 acres.
To conserve and explain an area with rare scenic and scientific features, and to keep an important stretch of the Buffalo River in Arkansas flowing freely for people now and in the future, the Secretary of the Interior may establish and run the Buffalo National River.
The boundaries generally follow a specific map: the drawing titled "Proposed Buffalo National River," numbered NR–BUF–7103 and dated December 1967. That map is kept on file and open for public viewing at National Park Service offices.
The Secretary can make small changes to the boundaries when necessary. Before doing so, the Secretary must first notify, in writing, the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. No matter how the boundaries shift, the total area can never exceed 95,730 acres.
For the purposes of conserving and interpreting an area containing unique scenic and scientific features, and preserving as a free-flowing stream an important segment of the Buffalo River in Arkansas for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) may establish and administer the Buffalo National River. The boundaries of the national river shall be as generally depicted on the drawing entitled “Proposed Buffalo National River” numbered NR–BUF–7103 and dated December 1967, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary is authorized to make minor revisions of the boundaries of the national river when necessary, after advising the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate in writing, but the total acreage within such boundaries shall not exceed ninety-five thousand seven hundred and thirty acres.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 92–237, § 1, Mar. 1, 1972, 86 Stat. 44; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(n)(1), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4586.)
- 1972Enacted · Pub. L. 92-237 · 86 Stat. 44
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-437 · 108 Stat. 4586
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 92-237 on 1972-03-01.
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