16 USC § 460r - Establishment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s460r"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 460r - Establishment"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "460r"
section_name: "Establishment"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "LXXVI"
subchapter_name: "MOUNT ROGERS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–438, § 1, May 31, 1966, 80 Stat. 190.)"
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# § 460r. Establishment

In order to provide for the public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of the area in the vicinity of Mount Rogers, the highest mountain in the State of Virginia, and to the extent feasible the conservation of scenic, scientific, historic, and other values of the area, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in the State of Virginia.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–438, § 1, May 31, 1966, 80 Stat. 190.)