Collapse to view only § 460qq. Establishment
§ 460qq. Establishment
(a) Designation of area; revision of boundaries
(b) Description of purposes
The national recreation area shall be managed for the purposes of—
(1) outdoor recreation including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, hiking, backpacking, camping, nature study, and the use of motorized and nonmotorized boats on the Allegheny Reservoir;
(2) the conservation of fish and wildlife populations and habitat;
(3) the protection of watersheds and the maintenance of free flowing streams and the quality of ground and surface waters in accordance with applicable law;
(4) the conservation of scenic, cultural, and other natural values of the area;
(5) allowing the development of privately owned oil, gas, and mineral resources subject to reasonable conditions prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (c) for the protection of the area; and
(6) minimizing, to the extent practicable, environmental disturbances caused by resource development, consistent with the exercise of private property rights.
(c) Administration; plan of operations
(d) Management plan
(e) Hunting, fishing, and trapping
(f) Withdrawal of minerals from appropriation and disposition
(g) Other National Forest management areas unaffected
(Pub. L. 98–585, § 6, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3101.)