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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 16 U.S.C. § 460zzz-2 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 16. Conservation § 460zzz-2. Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-16-conservation/16-usc-sect-460zzz-2/
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