§ 460t. — 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: 16USC460t]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXXVIII--BIGHORN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460t. Establishment
(a) In general; description of area
In order to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment
of the proposed Yellowtail Reservoir and lands adjacent thereto in the
States of Wyoming and Montana by the people of the United States and for
preservation of the scenic, scientific, and historic features
contributing to public enjoyment of such lands and waters, there is
hereby established the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area to
comprise the area generally depicted on the drawing entitled ``Proposed
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area'', LNPMW-010A-BC, November 1964,
which is on file in the Office of the National Park Service, Department
of the Interior.
(b) Publication in Federal Register; boundary descriptions and
adjustments
As soon as practicable after October 15, 1966, the Secretary of the
Interior shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed description of
the boundaries of the area which shall encompass, to the extent
practicable, the lands and waters shown on the drawing referred to in
subsection (a) of this section. The Secretary may subsequently make
adjustments in the boundary of the area, subject to the provisions of
section 460t-1(b) of this title, by publication of an amended
description in the Federal Register.
(Pub. L. 89-664, Sec. 1, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 913.)
