1. U.S. Code
  2. title 16
  3. chapter 1
  4. subchapter LXXXVIII
  5. § 460dd-1

Collapse to view only § 460dd-1. Acquisition of property

§ 460dd. Establishment; boundaries; publication in Federal Register
(a) In order to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of Lake Powell and lands adjacent thereto in the States of Arizona and Utah and to preserve scenic, scientific, and historic features contributing to public enjoyment of the area, there is established the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (hereafter referred to as the “recreation area”) to comprise the area generally depicted on the drawing entitled “Boundary Map Glen Canyon National Recreation Area,” numbered GLC–91,006 and dated August 1972, which is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter referred to as the “Secretary”) may revise the boundaries of the recreation area from time to time by publication in the Federal Register of a revised drawing or other boundary description, but the total acreage of the national recreation area may not exceed 1,256,000 acres.
(b) In addition to the boundary change authority under subsection (a), the Secretary may acquire approximately 152 acres of private land in exchange for approximately 370 acres of land within the boundary of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Page One Land Exchange Proposal”, number 608/60573a–2002, and dated May 16, 2002. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. Upon conclusion of the exchange, the boundary of the recreation area shall be revised to reflect the exchange.
(Pub. L. 92–593, § 1, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1311; Pub. L. 108–43, § 2, July 1, 2003, 117 Stat. 841.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd

§ 460dd–1. Acquisition of property
(a) Authority of Secretary; donation or exchange of State lands; concurrence of tribal council respecting trust lands
(b) Navajo Indian Tribe and Tribal Council reserved mineral and land use rights unaffected
(Pub. L. 92–593, § 2, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1311.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-1

§ 460dd–2. Public lands
(a) Withdrawal from location, entry, and patent under Federal mining laws; removal of minerals
(b) Disposition of funds from permits and leases
(Pub. L. 92–593, § 3, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1312.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-2

§ 460dd–3. Administration, protection, and development; statutory authorities for conservation and management of natural resources; Glen Canyon Dam and Reservoir

The Secretary shall administer, protect, and develop the recreation area in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.),1

1 See References in Text note below.
as amended and supplemented, and with any other statutory authority available to him for the conservation and management of natural resources to the extent he finds such authority will further the purposes of this subchapter: Provided, however, That nothing in this subchapter shall affect or interfere with the authority of the Secretary granted by Public Law 485, Eighty-fourth Congress, second session [43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.], to operate Glen Canyon Dam and Reservoir in accordance with the purposes of the Colorado River Storage Project Act [43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.] for river regulation, irrigation, flood control, and generation of hydroelectric power.

(Pub. L. 92–593, § 4, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1312.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-3

§ 460dd–4. Hunting and fishing

The Secretary shall permit hunting, fishing, and trapping on lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the boundaries of the recreation area in accordance with applicable laws of the United States and the States of Utah and Arizona, except that the Secretary may designate zones where, and establish periods when, no hunting, fishing, or trapping shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, or public use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any regulation of the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be put into effect only after consultation with the appropriate State fish and game department.

(Pub. L. 92–593, § 5, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1312.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-4

§ 460dd–5. Mineral and grazing leases; Bureau of Land Management administration and policies

The administration of mineral and grazing leases within the recreation area shall be by the Bureau of Land Management. The same policies followed by the Bureau of Land Management in issuing and administering mineral and grazing leases on other lands under its jurisdiction shall be followed in regard to the lands within the boundaries of the recreation area, subject to the provisions of sections 460dd–2(a) and 460dd–3 of this title.

(Pub. L. 92–593, § 6, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1312.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-5

§ 460dd–6. Easements and rights-of-way

The Secretary shall grant easements and rights-of-way on a nondiscriminatory basis upon, over, under, across, or along any component of the recreation area unless he finds that the route of such easements and rights-of-way would have significant adverse effects on the administration of the recreation area.

(Pub. L. 92–593, § 7, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1312.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-6

§ 460dd–7. Proposed road study
(a) Criteria and environmental impact of specific route
(b) Timetable
(c) Markers and other interpretative devices
(d) Additional roads
(e) Report to Congress
(Pub. L. 92–593, § 8, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1312.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-7

§ 460dd–8. Report to President

Within two years from October 27, 1972, the Secretary shall report to the President, in accordance with subsections 3(c) and 3(d) of the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1132(c) and (d)], his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the recreation area for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such area as wilderness shall be in accordance with said Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.].

(Pub. L. 92–593, § 9, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1313.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-8

§ 460dd–9. Authorization of appropriations; limitation

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, not to exceed, however, $400,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not to exceed $37,325,400 for development. The sums authorized in this section shall be available for acquisition and development undertaken subsequent to the approval of this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 92–593, § 10, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1313.)

CITE AS: 16 USC 460dd-9