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16 U.S.C. 410jjj–3: ReportText 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

§410jjj–3. Report

Within three years from the effective date of this subchapter, the Secretary shall review the area within the park and shall report to the President, in accordance with subsections 1132(c) and (d) of this title, his recommendation as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the park for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such area as wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with said subsections.

( Pub. L. 94–545, § 4 , Oct. 18, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2518 ; Pub. L. 108–108, title I, § 135 , Nov. 10, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1270 .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The effective date of this subchapter, referred to in text, probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 94–545, which was approved on Oct. 18, 1976.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

In text, “park” substituted for “monument” pursuant to Pub. L. 108–108, § 135, which is set out as a note under section 410jjj of this title and which redesignated the Congaree Swamp National Monument as the Congaree National Park.