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16 U.S.C. § 460yyy–2

Management of the Conservation Area

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 460yyy–2, Management of the Conservation Area, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/445332
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The Secretary shall manage the Conservation Area— in accordance with— The Secretary shall only allow uses of the Conservation Area that are consistent with the protection of the cave resources. In administering the Conservation Area, the Secretary shall provide for— Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal surface and subsurface land within the Conservation Area and all land and interests in the land that are acquired by the United States after March 30, 2009, for inclusion in the Conservation Area, are withdrawn from— Not later than 2 years after March 30, 2009, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Conservation Area. The management plan shall— The Secretary may establish facilities for— The Secretary may, in a manner consistent with this subchapter, enter into cooperative agreements with the State of New Mexico and other institutions and organizations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. Nothing in this subchapter constitutes an express or implied reservation of any water right.

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