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16 U.S.C. 460ccc: DefinitionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 1-NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES

§460ccc. Definitions

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term⁠—

(a)  “conservation area” means the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area established pursuant to section 460ccc–1 of this title;

(b)  “public lands” has the meaning stated in section 1702(e) of title 43; and

(c)  “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

( Pub. L. 101–621, § 2 , Nov. 16, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3342 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 101–621, § 1, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3342, provided that:

“This Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1990’.”