---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 460mm–2"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "460mm–2"
heading: "Establishment of recreation area"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/460mm-2"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter XCVIII — Steese National Conservation Area and White Mountains National Recreation Area"
---

# §460mm–2. Establishment of recreation area


There is hereby established the White Mountains National Recreation [Area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) containing approximately one million acres of [public lands](/usc/16/620e.md?p=7), as generally depicted on the [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) entitled “White Mountains National Recreation [Area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A)—proposed”, and dated October 1978. Subject to valid existing rights, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall administer the [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) in accordance with the provisions of [section 460mm–4 of this title](/usc/16/460mm–4.md) and other applicable provisions of this Act, the [Federal Land](/usc/16/3102.md?p=2) Policy and Management Act of 1976 [[43 U.S.C. 1701](/usc/43/1701.md) et seq.], and other applicable law. In planning for the recreational use and management of this [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A), the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall work closely with the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Alaska.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 96–487, title IV, § 403, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2397.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 43 and Tables.