§ 460aa-1. — Administration.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460aa-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXXXV--SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460aa-1. Administration
(a) Recreation area
The Secretary shall administer the recreation area in accordance
with the laws, rules and regulations applicable to the national forests
in such manner as will best provide (1) the protection and conservation
of the salmon and other fisheries; (2) the conservation and development
of scenic, natural, historic, pastoral, wildlife, and other values,
contributing to and available for public recreation and enjoyment,
including the preservation of sites associated with and typifying the
economic and social history of the American West; and (3) the
management, utilization, and disposal of natural resources on federally
owned lands such as timber, grazing, and mineral resources insofar as
their utilization will not substantially impair the purposes for which
the recreation area is established.
(b) Wilderness area
The lands designated as the Sawtooth Wilderness Area, which
supersedes the Sawtooth Primitive Area, shall be administered in
accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the provisions of
the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.], whichever is more
restrictive, except that any reference in such provisions to the
effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference
to the effective date of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 92-400, Sec. 2, Aug. 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 612.)
References in Text
The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 88-577,
Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, as amended, which is classified generally
to chapter 23 (Sec. 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 1131 of this title and Tables.
The effective date of the Wilderness Act, referred to in subsec.
(b), means Sept. 3, 1964, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 88-577, which
enacted chapter 23 of this title.
The effective date of this subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b),
means Aug. 22, 1972, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 92-400, which
enacted this subchapter.
