§ 460ccc-1. — Establishment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460ccc-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXIV--RED ROCK CANYON NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
Sec. 460ccc-1. Establishment
(a) In general
(1) In order to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and
enjoyment of present and future generations the area in southern Nevada
containing and surrounding the Red Rock Canyon and the unique and
nationally important geologic, archeological, ecological, cultural,
scenic, scientific, wildlife, riparian, wilderness, endangered species,
and recreation resources of the public lands therein contained, there is
established the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
(2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately 195,780
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area Administrative Boundary Modification'', dated
August 8, 1996, and such additional areas as are included in the
conservation area pursuant to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation
Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002.
(3) The map referred to in paragraph (2) shall be on file and
available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of
Land Management, Department of the Interior.
(b) Legal description
(1) As soon as practicable after November 16, 1990, the Secretary
shall file a legal description of the conservation area established by
subsection (a) of this section with the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives, and such
legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in
this subchapter, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and
typographic errors in \1\ legal description.
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(2) The legal description described in paragraph (1) shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the office of the Director
of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
(c) Discrepancies
In case of any discrepancy between or among the map described in
subsection (a) of this section, the amount of acreage stated in
subsection (a) of this section, or the legal description filed by the
Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the map described
in subsection (a) of this section shall control any question concerning
the boundaries of the conservation area.
(Pub. L. 101-621, Sec. 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3342; Pub. L. 103-
450, Sec. 1, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4766; Pub. L. 105-263, Sec. 8, Oct.
19, 1998, 112 Stat. 2349; Pub. L. 107-282, title I, Sec. 105(c), Nov. 6,
2002, 116 Stat. 1998.)
References in Text
The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and
Enhancement Act of 2002, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is title I of
Pub. L. 107-282, Nov. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1995, which amended this
section and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 460ccc-4
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107-282 inserted before period at end
``, and such additional areas as are included in the conservation area
pursuant to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection
and Enhancement Act of 2002''.
1998--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105-263 amended par. (2) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``The conservation area
shall consist of approximately 195,610 acres as generally depicted on a
map entitled `Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area--Proposed
Expansion', numbered NV-RRCNCA-002, and dated July 1994.''
1994--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-450 amended par. (2) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``The conservation area
shall consist of approximately 83,100 acres of generally depicted on a
map entitled `Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area--Proposed'
numbered NV-RRC-NCA-001, and dated June, 1990.''
Change of Name
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One
Hundred Third Congress. Committee on Natural Resources of House of
Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House
of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
Potential Conservation Lands
Pub. L. 103-450, Sec. 3, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4767, as amended by
Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(3) [title I, Sec. 144(a)], Nov.
29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-171, provided that:
``(a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the lands
identified in subsection (b) are hereby withdrawn from all forms of
entry under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and from
operation of the mineral [see 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 271 et seq., and
281 et seq.] and geothermal leasing laws: Provided, That nothing in this
subsection shall limit the issuance of any necessary licenses or public
land rights-of-way for any hydroelectric project involving such lands.
``(b) Lands.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) are the
approximately 1,280 acres of public lands as generally depicted on the
map entitled `Potential Conservation Lands: Possible Hydroelectric
Project' dated July, 1994.
``(c) Future Status.--(1) Effective on May 2, 2000, the lands
described in subsection (b) shall be added to the Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area unless before such effective date all
necessary licenses and public land rights-of-way have been issued for a
hydroelectric project involving some or all of such lands.
``(2) For purposes of section 10(b) of the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990 [16 U.S.C. 460ccc-8(b)], as
amended by this Act, the date on which the lands identified in
subsection (b) of this section are added to the Red Rock Canyon National
Conservation Area shall be deemed to be the date of enactment of an Act
adding such lands to the conservation area.''
[Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(3) [title I, Sec. 144(b)],
Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-171, provided that: ``The amendment
made by subsection (a) [amending section 3 of Pub. L. 103-450, set out
above] takes effect on November 1, 1999.'']
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 460ccc, 460ccc-2 of this
title.
