§ 460jjj. — 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: 16USC460jjj]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXXI--JEMEZ NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA
Sec. 460jjj. Establishment
(a) In general
In order to conserve, protect, and restore the recreational,
ecological, cultural, religious, and wildlife resource values of the
Jemez Mountains, there is hereby established the Jemez National
Recreational Area (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the
``recreation area''), to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
(hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ``Secretary'').
(b) Area included
The recreation area shall be comprised of approximately 57,000 acres
of lands and interests in lands within the Santa Fe National Forest as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Jemez National Recreation
Area--Proposed'' and dated September 1992. The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief of the
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of
Columbia. The Secretary may from time to time, in consultation with
local tribal leaders, make minor revisions in the boundary of the
recreation area to promote management effectiveness and efficiency in
furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter.
(c) Map and description
As soon as practicable after October 12, 1993, the Secretary shall
file a map and legal description of the recreation area with the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and with
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on
Indian Affairs of the Senate. Such map and legal description shall have
the same force and effect as if included in this subchapter, except that
correction of clerical and typographical errors in such legal
description and map may be made. Such map and legal description shall be
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief
of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
(d) No additional lands
No lands or interests therein outside of the boundaries of the
recreation area may be added to the recreation area without specific
authorization by Congress.
(Pub. L. 103-104, Sec. 1, Oct. 12, 1993, 107 Stat. 1025; Pub. L. 103-
437, Sec. 6(q), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4587.)
Amendments
1994--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-437 in first sentence struck out
``Select'' before ``Committee on Indian Affairs''.
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.
