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16 U.S.C. § 539k — Kelly Butte Special Management Area
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**(a) Establishment** Upon conveyance to the United States of the Plum Creek offered lands in the Kelly Butte area, there is hereby established the Kelly Butte Special Management Area in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, comprising approximately 5,642 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Kelly Butte Special Management Area”, dated October 1998.
**(b) Management** The Kelly Butte Special Management Area shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations generally applicable to National Forest System lands, and subject to the following additional provisions:
(1) the Area shall be managed with special emphasis on:
(A) preserving its natural character and protecting and enhancing water quality in the upper Green River watershed;
(B) permitting hunting and fishing;
(C) providing opportunities for primitive and semi-primitive recreation and scientific research and study;
(D) protecting and enhancing populations of fish, wildlife and native plant species; and
(E) allowing for traditional uses by native American peoples;
(2) commercial timber harvest and road construction shall be prohibited;
(3) the Area shall be closed to the use of motor vehicles, except as may be necessary for administrative purposes or in emergencies (including rescue operations) to protect public health and safety; and
(4) the Area shall, subject to valid existing rights, be permanently withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the U.S. mining laws and mineral leasing laws, including the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [[30 U.S.C. 1001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(c) No buffer zones** Congress does not intend that the des
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**(a) Establishment** Upon conveyance to the United States of the Plum Creek offered lands in the Kelly Butte area, there is hereby established the Kelly Butte Special Management Area in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, comprising approximately 5,642 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Kelly Butte Special Management Area”, dated October 1998.
**(b) Management** The Kelly Butte Special Management Area shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations generally applicable to National Forest System lands, and subject to the following additional provisions:
(1) the Area shall be managed with special emphasis on:
(A) preserving its natural character and protecting and enhancing water quality in the upper Green River watershed;
(B) permitting hunting and fishing;
(C) providing opportunities for primitive and semi-primitive recreation and scientific research and study;
(D) protecting and enhancing populations of fish, wildlife and native plant species; and
(E) allowing for traditional uses by native American peoples;
(2) commercial timber harvest and road construction shall be prohibited;
(3) the Area shall be closed to the use of motor vehicles, except as may be necessary for administrative purposes or in emergencies (including rescue operations) to protect public health and safety; and
(4) the Area shall, subject to valid existing rights, be permanently withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the U.S. mining laws and mineral leasing laws, including the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [[30 U.S.C. 1001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(c) No buffer zones** Congress does not intend that the designation of the Kelly Butte Special Management Area lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the Area. The fact that non-compatible activities or uses can be seen or heard from within the Kelly Butte Special Management Area shall not, of itself, preclude such activities or uses up to the boundary of the Area.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) various species of fish, wildlife, and plants in the United States have been rendered extinct as a consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation;
(2) other species of fish, wildlife, and plants have been so depleted in numbers that they are in danger of or threatened with extinction;
(3) these species of fish, wildlife, and plants are of esthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value to the Nation and its people;
(4) the United States has pledged itself as a sovereign state in the international community to conserve to the extent practicable the various species of fish or wildlife and plants facing extinction, pursuant to—
(A) migratory bird treaties with Canada and Mexico;
(B) the Migratory and Endangered Bird Treaty with Japan;
(C) the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere;
(D) the International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;
(E) the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean;
(F) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and
(G) other international agreements; and
(5) encouraging the States and other interested parties, through Federal financial assistance and a system of incentives, to develop and maintain conservation programs which meet national and international standards is a key to meeting the Nation’s international commitments and to better safeguarding, for the benefit of all citizens, the Nation’s heritage in fish, wildlife, and plants.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of this chapter are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered
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Subject to the provisions of [section 519 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section519&num=0&edition=prelim) the lands acquired under this Act shall be permanently reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands under the provisions of section 471 11 See References in Text note below. of this title and acts supplemental to and amendatory thereof. And the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time divide the lands acquired under this Act into such specific national forests and so designate the same as he may deem best for administrative purposes.
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All lands and easements heretofore and hereafter conveyed to the United States by the States of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee for the right-of-way for the projected parkway between Natchez, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee, together with sites acquired or to be acquired for recreational areas in connection therewith, and a right-of-way for said parkway of a width sufficient to include the highway and all bridges, ditches, cuts, and fills appurtenant thereto, but not exceeding a maximum of two hundred feet through Government-owned lands (except that where small parcels of Government-owned lands would otherwise be isolated, or where topographic conditions or scenic requirements are such that bridges, ditches, cuts, fills, parking overlooks, and landscape development could not reasonably be confined to a width of two hundred feet, the said maximum may be increased to such width as may be necessary, with the written approval of the department or agency having jurisdiction over such lands) as designated on maps heretofore or hereafter approved by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be known as the Natchez Trace Parkway and shall be administered and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior through the National Park Service, subject to the provisions of the Act of Congress approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), entitled “An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes”,11 See References in Text note below. the provisions of which Act, as amended and supplemented, are extended over and made applicable to said parkway: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to connect with said parkway such roads and trails as may be necessary for the protection, administration, or uti
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 114–94, div. D, title XLI, § 41013, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1761, provided that this subchapter shall terminate 7 years after Dec. 4, 2015.
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As used in this chapter, the term—
**(a)** “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior;
**(b)** “geothermal lease” means a lease issued under authority of this chapter;
**(c)** “geothermal resources” means (i) all products of geothermal processes, embracing indigenous steam, hot water and hot brines; (ii) steam and other gases, hot water and hot brines resulting from water, gas, or other fluids artificially introduced into geothermal formations; (iii) heat or other associated energy found in geothermal formations; and (iv) any byproduct derived from them;
**(d)** “byproduct” means any mineral or minerals (exclusive of oil, hydrocarbon gas, and helium) which are found in solution or in association with geothermal steam and which have a value of less than 75 per centum of the value of the geothermal steam or are not, because of quantity, quality, or technical difficulties in extraction and production, of sufficient value to warrant extraction and production by themselves;
**(e)** “known geothermal resources area” means an area in which the geology, nearby discoveries, competitive interests, or other indicia would, in the opinion of the Secretary, engender a belief in men who are experienced in the subject matter that the prospects for extraction of geothermal steam or associated geothermal resources are good enough to warrant expenditures of money for that purpose.
**(f)** “Significant 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. thermal features within units of the National Park System” shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Thermal features within units of the National Park System listed in Section 1 1026(a)(1) of this title and designated as significant in the Federal Register notice of August 3, 1987 (Vol. 52, No. 148 Fed. Reg. 2
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**(a) Establishment; Congressional declaration of policy; wilderness areas; administration for public use and enjoyment, protection, preservation, and gathering and dissemination of information; provisions for designation as wilderness areas** In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness. For this purpose there is hereby established a National Wilderness Preservation System to be composed of federally owned areas designated by Congress as “wilderness areas”, and these shall be administered for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness, and so as to provide for the protection of these areas, the preservation of their wilderness character, and for the gathering and dissemination of information regarding their use and enjoyment as wilderness; and no Federal lands shall be designated as “wilderness areas” except as provided for in this chapter or by a subsequent Act.
**(b) Management of area included in System; appropriations** The inclusion of an area in the National Wilderness Preservation System notwithstanding, the area shall continue to be managed by the Department and agency having jurisdiction thereover immediately before its inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System unless otherwise provided by Act of Congress. No appropriation shall be available for the p
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**(a) Criteria for Evaluation.—** The Secretary shall maintain criteria to evaluate any proposed changes to the boundaries of System units, including—
(1) analysis of whether or not an existing boundary provides for the adequate protection and preservation of the natural, historic, cultural, scenic and recreational resources integral to the System unit;
(2) an evaluation of each parcel proposed for addition or deletion to a System unit based on the analysis under paragraph (1); and
(3) an assessment of the impact of potential boundary adjustments taking into consideration the factors in [section 100505(c)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section100505/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim) and the effect of the adjustments on the local communities and surrounding area.
**(b) Proposal of Secretary.—** In proposing a boundary change to a System unit, the Secretary shall—
(1) consult with affected agencies of State and local governments, surrounding communities, affected landowners, and private national, regional, and local organizations;
(2) apply the criteria developed pursuant to subsection (a) and accompany the proposal with a statement reflecting the results of the application of the criteria; and
(3) include with the proposal an estimate of the cost for acquiring any parcels proposed for acquisition, the basis for the estimate, and a statement on the relative priority for the acquisition of each parcel within the priorities for acquisition of other parcels for the System unit and for the System.
**(c) Minor Boundary Changes.—**
(1) **In general.—** — When the Secretary determines that to do so will contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper preservation, protection, interpretation, or management of a System unit,
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**(a) Acceptance by Secretary of Agriculture of land for preservation as wilderness; regulations** The Secretary of Agriculture may accept gifts or bequests of land within wilderness areas designated by this chapter for preservation as wilderness. The Secretary of Agriculture may also accept gifts or bequests of land adjacent to wilderness areas designated by this chapter for preservation as wilderness if he has given sixty days advance notice thereof to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Land accepted by the Secretary of Agriculture under this section shall be come part of the wilderness area involved. Regulations with regard to any such land may be in accordance with such agreements, consistent with the policy of this chapter, as are made at the time of such gift, or such conditions, consistent with such policy, as may be included in, and accepted with, such bequest.
**(b) Authorization to accept private contributions and gifts** The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept private contributions and gifts to be used to further the purposes of this chapter.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 539k
from all forms of entry, appropriation, or dis-
posal under the public land laws, from location,
entry, and patent under the mining laws, and
from disposition under the mineral and geo-
thermal leasing laws, including all amendments
thereto.
(d) Development
No developed campgrounds shall be con-
structed within the protection area. After Au-
gust 13, 1993, no new roads or trails may be con-
structed within the protection area.
(e) Timber harvesting
No timber harvesting shall be allowed within
the protection area except to the extent that
would be permitted in wilderness under section
1133(d)(1) of this title for necessary control of
fire, insects, and diseases, and for public safety.
(f) Motorized travel
Motorized travel shall be permitted within the
protection area only on those designated trails
and routes existing as of July 1, 1991, and only
during periods of adequate snow cover. At all
other times, mechanized, non-motorized travel
shall be permitted within the protection area.
(g) Management plan
During the revision of the Land and Resource
Management Plan for the Arapaho National
Forest, the Forest Service shall develop a man-
agement plan for the protection area, after pro-
viding for public comment.
(Pub. L. 103–77, § 6, Aug. 13, 1993, 107 Stat. 761.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 103–77,
Aug. 13, 1993, 107 Stat. 756, known as the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 1993. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under sec-
tion 539i of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
Pub. L. 116–9, title I, § 1002, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 587,
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TITLE 30—MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
§ 1001
1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
2 So in original. Probably should end with a period instead of
‘‘; and’’.
Sec.
1002.
Lands subject to geothermal leasing.
1002a.
Repealed.
1003.
Leasing procedures.
1004.
Rents and royalties.
1005.
Lease term and work commitment require-
ments.
1006.
Acreage limitations.
1007.
Readjustment of lease terms and conditions.
1008.
Byproducts.
1009.
Relinquishment of geothermal rights.
1010.
Suspension of operations and production.
1011.
Termination of leases.
1012.
Waiver, suspension, or reduction of rental or
royalty.
1013.
Surface land use.
1014.
Lands subject to geothermal leasing.
1015.
Requirement for lessees.
1016.
Administration.
1017.
Unit and communitization agreements.
1018.
Data from Federal agencies.
1019.
Disposal of moneys from sales, bonuses, rent-
als, and royalties.
1020.
Publication in Federal Register; reservation
of mineral rights.
1021.
Federal exemption from State water laws.
1022.
Prevention of waste; exclusivity.
1023.
Rules and regulations.
1024.
Inclusion of geothermal leasing under certain
other laws.
1025.
Federal reservation of certain mineral rights.
1026.
Significant thermal features.
1027.
Land subject to prohibition on leasing.
1028.
Hot dry rock geothermal energy.
§ 1001. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term—
(a) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the
Interior;
(b) ‘‘geothermal lease’’ means a lease issued
under authority of this chapter;
(c) ‘‘geothermal resources’’ means (i) all
products of geothermal processes, embracing
indigenous steam, hot water and hot brines;
(ii) steam and other gases, hot water and hot
brines resulting from water, gas, or other
fl
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