Withdrawal of National Forest System Lands to Protect the Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor; Oregon
other · US Department of the Interior · OR · Published 1996-02-14 · Effective 1996-02-14 · 61 FR 5719
Document
Document number
96-3259
Federal Register citation
61 FR 5719
Type
Rule
Action
Public land order.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of the Interior
State
OR
Publication date
1996-02-14
Effective date
1996-02-14
Interior docket
OR-958-1430-01
Abstract
This order withdraws 4,921 acres of National Forest System lands in the Siskiyou National Forest from mining for a period of 20 years to protect the recreational and visual resources of the Elk River Wild and Scenic Corridor. The lands have been and will remain open to such forms of disposition as may by law be made of National Forest System lands and to mineral leasing.