Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area

  1. Law
  2. USC 16
  3. Conservation
  4. NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
  5. DOMINGUEZ-ESCALANTE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
  6. Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area

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§460zzz–2. Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area

(a) In general

In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 66,280 acres of public land in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties, Colorado, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the "Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area".

(b) Administration of Wilderness

The Wilderness shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this subchapter, except that-

(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to March 30, 2009; and

(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.

( Pub. L. 111–11, title II, §2403, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1103 .)

References in Text

The Wilderness Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890 , which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1131 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section is comprised of section 2403 of Pub. L. 111–11. Section 2403 also enacted provisions listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out under section 1132 of this title.


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