16 USC 7202 - Establishment of the National Landscape Conservation System

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 7202.

Establishment of the National Landscape Conservation System

(a)

Establishment

(b)

Components

The system shall include each of the following areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management:

(1)

Each area that is designated as—

(A)

a national monument;

(B)

a national conservation area;

(C)

a wilderness study area;

(D)

a national scenic trail or national historic trail designated as a component of the National Trails System;

(E)

a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; or

(F)

a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

(2)

Any area designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes, including—

(A)

the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area;

(B)

the Headwaters Forest Reserve;

(C)

the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area;

(D)

public land within the California Desert Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management for conservation purposes; and

(E)

any additional area designated by Congress for inclusion in the system.

(c)

Management

The Secretary shall manage the system—

(1)

in accordance with any applicable law (including regulations) relating to any component of the system included under subsection (b); and

(2)

in a manner that protects the values for which the components of the system were designated.

(d)

Effect

(1)

In general

Nothing in this chapter enhances, diminishes, or modifies any law or proclamation (including regulations relating to the law or proclamation) under which the components of the system described in subsection (b) were established or are managed, including—

(A)

the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.);

(B)

the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.);

(C)

the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.);

(D)

the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.); and

(E)

the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

(2)

Fish and wildlife

(Pub. L. 111–11, title II, § 2002, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1095.)

cite as: 16 USC 7202