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title: "16 U.S.C. § 460ccc"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 460ccc - Definitions

## Text

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.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short TitlePub. 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’.”