Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 460zzz–2

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area

(a)

In general

16 U.S.C. 1131In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( et seq.), the approximately 66,280 acres of public land in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties, Colorado, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the “Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area”.

(b)

Administration of Wilderness

16 U.S.C. 1131The Wilderness shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( et seq.) and this subchapter, except that—
(1)
any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to ; and
(2)
any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.

Pub. L. 111–11, title II, § 2403123 Stat. 1103(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 88–57778 Stat. 890section 1131 of this titleThe Wilderness Act, referred to in text, is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Codification

section 2403 of Pub. L. 111–11section 1132 of this titleSection is comprised of . Section 2403 also enacted provisions listed in a table of Wilderness Areas set out under .