§ 545. — Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; 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: 16USC545]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER II--SCENIC AREAS
Sec. 545. Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; purposes
The purposes of sections 545 and 545a of this title with respect to
the Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area are to--
(1) ensure appropriate protection and preservation of the scenic
quality, water quality, natural characteristics, and water
resources;
(2) protect and manage vegetation to provide wildlife and fish
habitat, consistent with paragraph (1);
(3) provide areas that may develop characteristics of old-growth
forests; and
(4) provide a variety of recreation opportunities that are not
inconsistent with the preceding purposes.
(Pub. L. 103-314, Sec. 2, Aug. 26, 1994, 108 Stat. 1703; Pub. L. 104-
127, title IX, Sec. 915, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1187.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-127 substituted ``Mount Pleasant National Scenic
Area'' for ``George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic
Area'' in introductory provisions.
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 103-314, as amended by Pub. L. 104-127, title
IX, Sec. 915, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1187, provided that: ``This Act
[enacting sections 545 and 545a of this title] may be cited as the
`Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area Act'.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 545a of this title.
