16 U.S.C. § 460p–4 — Administration, protection, and development

submitted 61 years ago by Pub. L. 89-207 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 91 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of Agriculture runs the recreation area under national forest laws. He must balance public recreation, conservation of scenic and historic values, and compatible resource use.

The Secretary of Agriculture administers, protects, and develops the recreation area under the laws, rules, and regulations that apply to national forests, aiming to best provide for: (1) public outdoor recreation benefits; (2) conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, and other values that add to public enjoyment; and (3) resource management, use, and disposal that, in his judgment, promotes or fits with — and does not significantly harm — the purposes for which the recreation area is established.

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The administration, protection, and development of the recreation area shall be by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to national forests, in such manner as in his judgment will best provide for (1) public outdoor recreation benefits; (2) conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, and other values contributing to public enjoyment; and (3) such management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources as in his judgment will promote, or is compatible with, and does not significantly impair the purposes for which the recreation area is established.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–207, § 5, Sept. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 844.)

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1965Enacted · Pub. L. 89-207 · 79 Stat. 844

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