§ 460n-3. — Purposes and uses of area.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460n-3]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXXII--LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460n-3. Purposes and uses of area
(a) Public recreation, benefit, and use
Lake Mead National Recreation Area shall be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior for general purposes of public recreation,
benefit, and use, and in a manner that will preserve, develop, and
enhance, so far as practicable, the recreation potential, and in a
manner that will preserve the scenic, historic, scientific, and other
important features of the area, consistently with applicable
reservations and limitations relating to such area and with other
authorized uses of the lands and properties within such area.
(b) Specific activities
In carrying out the functions prescribed by this subchapter, in
addition to other related activities that may be permitted hereunder,
the Secretary may provide for the following activities, subject to such
limitations, conditions, or regulations as he may prescribe, and to such
extent as will not be inconsistent with either the recreational use or
the primary use of that portion of the area heretofore withdrawn for
reclamation purposes:
(1) General recreation use, such as bathing, boating, camping,
and picnicking;
(2) Grazing;
(3) Mineral leasing;
(4) Vacation cabin site use, in accordance with existing
policies of the Department of the Interior relating to such use, or
as such policies may be revised hereafter by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 88-639, Sec. 4, Oct. 8, 1964, 78 Stat. 1040.)
