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title: "16 U.S.C. § 460aa10"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 460aa10 - Land surface protection; regulations
## Text
The Congress hereby recognizes and declares the need to take action to regulate the use of, and protect the surface values of, the Federal lands in the recreation area, and directs that rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section shall be promulgated and issued by the Secretary of Agriculture after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior. Such regulations shall include, when deemed necessary, provisions for control of the use of motorized and mechanical equipment for transportation over, or alteration of, the surface of such Federal land in connection with any authorized activities on such land, including but not limited to mineral prospecting, exploration, or development operations.
(Pub. L. 92400, § 11, Aug. 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 614.)