16 USC § 542 - Langmuir Research Site; establishment

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s542"
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title: "16 USC § 542 - Langmuir Research Site; establishment"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "542"
section_name: "Langmuir Research Site; establishment"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FORESTS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "SCENIC AREAS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–550, title II, § 201, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3225.)"
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# § 542. Langmuir Research Site; establishment

That in order to encourage scientific research into atmospheric processes and astronomical phenomena, and to preserve conditions necessary for that research, there is hereby established the Langmuir Research Site (hereinafter referred to as the “research site”) in the Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–550, title II, § 201, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3225.)