§ 460lll-1. — Purposes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460lll-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXXIII--LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES PROTECTION
Sec. 460lll-1. Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are--
(1) to transfer without consideration administrative
jurisdiction over the Recreation Area from the Tennessee Valley
Authority to the Secretary so that the Recreation Area may be
managed as a unit of the National Forest System;
(2) to protect and manage the resources of the Recreation Area
for optimum yield of outdoor recreation and environmental education
through multiple use management by the Forest Service;
(3) to authorize, research, test, and demonstrate innovative
programs and cost-effective management of the Recreation Area;
(4) to authorize the Secretary to cooperate between and among
the States, Federal agencies, private organizations, and
corporations, and individuals, as appropriate, in the management of
the Recreation Area and to help stimulate the development of the
surrounding region and extend the beneficial results as widely as
practicable; and
(5) to provide for the smooth and equitable transfer of
jurisdiction from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(e) [title V, Sec. 503], Oct. 21,
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-231, 2681-311.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 460lll-25 of this title.
