16 USC 698c - Administration of Big Thicket Preserve

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 04, 2024

§ 698c.

Administration of Big Thicket Preserve

(a)

Natural and ecological integrity

(b)

Limitation on construction of roads, campgrounds, etc.; rules and regulations for use of Federal lands and waters

In the interest of maintaining the ecological integrity of the preserve, the Secretary shall limit the construction of roads, vehicular campgrounds, employee housing, and other public use and administrative facilities and he shall promulgate and publish such rules and regulations in the Federal Register as he deems necessary and appropriate to limit and control the use of, and activities on, Federal lands and waters with respect to:

(1)

motorized land and water vehicles;

(2)

exploration for, and extraction of, oil, gas, and other minerals;

(3)

new construction of any kind;

(4)

grazing and agriculture; and

(5)

such other uses as the Secretary determines must be limited or controlled in order to carry out the purposes of sections 698 to 698e of this title.

(c)

Hunting, fishing, and trapping authorized in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws; consultation with appropriate State agency prior to implementation of regulations restricting activities

(Pub. L. 93–439, § 4, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1257.)

cite as: 16 USC 698c