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16 U.S.C. § 539m–3

Pueblo rights and interests in the Area

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 539m–3, Pueblo rights and interests in the Area, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/445646
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The Pueblo shall have the following rights and interests in the Area: Free and unrestricted access to the Area for traditional or cultural uses, to the extent that those uses are not inconsistent with— Rights in the management of the Area as specified in section 539m–5 of this title, including— Except as provided in subsection (a)(4), access to and use of the Area for all other purposes shall continue to be administered by the Secretary. If, by an Act of Congress enacted after February 20, 2003, Congress diminishes the national forest or wilderness designation of the Area by authorizing a use prohibited by section 539m–2(e) of this title in all or any portion of the Area, or denies the Pueblo access for any traditional or cultural use in all or any portion of the Area— Any compensation made to the Pueblo under paragraph (c) 11 So in original. Probably should be paragraph “(1)”. shall not affect the extinguishment of claims under section 539m–8 of this title.

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