§ 460iii-2. — 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: 16USC460iii-2]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXX--SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
Sec. 460iii-2. Establishment
(a) In general
(1) There is hereby established the Snake River Birds of Prey
National Conservation Area (hereafter referred to as the ``conservation
area'').
(2) The purposes for which the conservation area is established, and
shall be managed, are to provide for the conservation, protection, and
enhancement of raptor populations and habitats and the natural and
environmental resources and values associated therewith, and of the
scientific, cultural, and educational resources and values of the public
lands in the conservation area.
(3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and
section 460iii-3 of this title, uses of the public lands in the
conservation area existing on August 4, 1993, shall be allowed to
continue.
(b) Area included
The conservation area shall consist of approximately 482,457 acres
of federally owned lands and interests therein managed by the Bureau of
Land Management as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Snake River
Birds of Prey National Conservation Area'', dated November 1991.
(c) Map and legal description
As soon as is practicable after August 4, 1993, the map referred to
in subsection (b) of this section and a legal description of the
conservation area shall be filed by the Secretary with the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Each such map shall have the
same force and effect as if included in this subchapter; except that the
Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in such map and
legal description. Each such map shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the office of the Director and the Idaho State
Director of the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the
Interior.
(d) Withdrawals
Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal lands within the
conservation area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry,
appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; and from entry,
application, and selection under the Act of March 3, 1877 (Ch. 107, 19
Stat. 377, 43 U.S.C. 321 et seq.; commonly referred to as the ``Desert
Lands Act''), section 641 of title 43, the Act of July 3, 1890 (Ch. 656,
26 Stat. 215; commonly referred to as the ``State of Idaho Admissions
Act''), section 851 of title 43, and section 852 of title 43. The
Secretary shall return to the applicants any such applications pending
on August 4, 1993, without further action. Subject to valid existing
rights, as of August 4, 1993, lands within the Birds of Prey
Conservation Area are withdrawn from location under the general mining
laws, the operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and the
mineral material disposal laws, except that mineral materials subject to
disposal may be made available from existing sites to the extent
compatible with the purposes for which the conservation area is
established.
(Pub. L. 103-64, Sec. 3, Aug. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 304.)
References in Text
The public land laws, referred to in subsec. (d), are classified
generally to Title 43, Public Lands.
Act of March 3, 1877, referred to in subsec. (d), is act Mar. 3,
1877, ch. 107, 19 Stat. 377, as amended, which is classified generally
to sections 321 to 323, 325, and 327 to 329 of Title 43. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Act of July 3, 1890, referred to in subsec. (d), is not classified
to the Code.
The general mining laws and the mineral leasing laws, referred to in
subsec. (d), are classified generally to Title 30, Mineral Lands and
Mining.
Geothermal leasing laws, referred to in subsec. (d), are classified
principally to chapter 23 (Sec. 1001 et seq.) of Title 30.
For mineral material disposal laws, referred to in subsec. (d), see
the Materials Act of July 31, 1947, act July 31, 1947, ch. 406, 61 Stat.
681, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 601
et seq.) of chapter 15 of Title 30. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 601 of Title
30 and Tables.
Change of Name
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 460iii-1, 460iii-3 of this
title.
