---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 460mmm–6"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "460mmm–6"
heading: "Advisory Council"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/460mmm-6"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter CXXIV — McINNIS CANYONS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA"
---

# §460mmm–6. Advisory Council

- (a) **Establishment—** Not later than 6 months after October 24, 2000, the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1) shall establish an advisory [council](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=2) to be known as the “McInnis Canyons National [Conservation Area](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=2) Advisory [Council](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=2)”.
- (b) **Duty—** The [Council](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=2) shall advise the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1) with respect to preparation and implementation of the [management plan](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=3), including budgetary matters, for the [Conservation Area](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=2) and the [Wilderness](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=6).
- (c) **Applicable law—** The [Council](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=2) shall be subject to—
  - (1) [chapter 10](/usc/5/chptI/ch10.md) of title 5; and
  - (2) 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.).
- (d) **Members—** The [Council](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=2) shall consist of 10 members to be appointed by the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1) including, to the extent practicable:
  - (1) A member of or nominated by the Mesa County [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c).
  - (2) A member nominated by the permittees holding grazing allotments within the [Conservation Area](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=2) or the [Wilderness](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=6).
  - (3) A member of or nominated by the Northwest Resource Advisory [Council](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=2).
  - (4) Seven members residing in, or within reasonable proximity to, Mesa County, Colorado, with recognized backgrounds reflecting—
    - (A) the purposes for which the [Conservation Area](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=2) or [Wilderness](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=6) was established; and
    - (B) the interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the planning and management of the [Conservation Area](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=2) and the [Wilderness](/usc/16/460mmm–1.md?p=6).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–353, § 8, Oct. 24, 2000, 114 Stat. 1379; Pub. L. 108–400, § 1(d), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2254; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(95), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4316.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), 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.

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5;” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.);”.

2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–400 substituted “McInnis Canyons” for “Colorado Canyons”.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–400 effective Jan. 1, 2005, see section 1(g) of Pub. L. 108–400, set out as a note under section 460mmm of this title.

### Termination of Advisory Councils

Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a council established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.