§ 460vv-13. — Planning.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460vv-13]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CVII--WINDING STAIR MOUNTAIN NATIONAL RECREATION AND
WILDERNESS AREA
Sec. 460vv-13. Planning
(a) Forest management plan
The Secretary shall amend the Ouachita National Forest land and
resource management plan to include provisions regarding the wilderness
areas, the botanical areas, the national recreation area, the national
scenic and wildlife area, and the national scenic area designated by
this subchapter. The amendment shall further the purposes for these
areas as specified in this subchapter and shall be developed in
accordance with the provisions of the National Forest Management Act,
including provisions for public involvement. The Secretary shall consult
with the local advisory committee established under section 460vv-12 of
this title regarding the development and implementation of the amendment
required under this subsection.
(b) Tourism and recreation
The plan shall include a section with provisions to promote tourism
and recreation in ways consistent with the purposes for which the
wilderness areas, the botanical areas, the national recreation area, the
national scenic and wildlife area and the national scenic area are
designated.
(c) Local advisory group
No later than 90 days after October 18, 1988, the Secretary shall
designate a special advisory group from the local area in which the
Ouachita National Forest is located to assist in the preparation of the
tourism and recreation section of the amendment as required under
subsection (b) of this section. The Secretary shall request the group to
submit to the Secretary, within 12 months after its designation as an
advisory group, a draft for such section. No later than 90 days after
receiving such draft, the Secretary shall make any revisions and provide
them to the group for review. The Secretary shall allow at least 60 days
for the group to submit to the Secretary its comments on the revisions.
The Secretary shall attempt to resolve any differences prior to his
approval or disapproval of the amendment to the forest plan.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed
$15,000,000 for tourism and recreation improvements related to the
Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area in
Ouachita National Forest in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
(e) Implementation
The Secretary is authorized and encouraged to seek local nonprofit
entities and the private sector for development of tourism and
recreation initiatives in implementing the tourism and recreation
section of the plan.
(Pub. L. 100-499, Sec. 15, Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2498.)
References in Text
The National Forest Management Act, referred to in subsec. (a),
probably means the National Forest Management Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94-
588, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949, as amended, which enacted sections
472a, 521b, 1600, and 1611 to 1614 of this title, amended sections 500,
515, 516, 518, 576b, and 1601 to 1610 of this title, repealed sections
476, 513, and 514 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes
under sections 476, 513, 528, 594-2, and 1600 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1976
Amendment note set out under section 1600 of this title and Tables.
Termination of Advisory Groups
Advisory groups established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a group established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such group is renewed
by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or
in the case of a group established by the Congress, its duration is
otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-
463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title
5, Government Organization and Employees.
