---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 460ooo–7"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "460ooo–7"
heading: "Reports to Congress"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/460ooo-7"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter CXXVI — Las Cienegas National Conservation Area"
---

# §460ooo–7. Reports to Congress

- (a) **Protection of certain lands—** Not later than 2 years after December 6, 2000, the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1) shall submit to Congress a report describing the most effective measures to protect the lands north of the [Acquisition Planning District](/usc/16/460ooo.md?p=2) within the Rincon Valley, Colossal Cave [area](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A), and Agua Verde Creek corridor north of Interstate 10 to provide an ecological link to Saguaro National [Park](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) and the Rincon Mountains and contribute to local government conservation priorities.
- (b) **Implementation of this subchapter—** Not later than 5 years after December 6, 2000, and at least at the end of every 10-year period thereafter, the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1) shall submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of this subchapter, the condition of the resources and values of the [Conservation Area](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=2), and the progress of the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1) in achieving the purposes for which the [Conservation Area](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=2) is established as set forth in [section 460ooo–3(a)](/usc/16/460ooo–3.md?p=a) of this title.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–538, § 8, Dec. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 2568.)