Pub. L. 100-696, tit. VI, sec. 601
establishment of the mount graham international observatory site
establishment of the mount graham international observatory siteSec. 601. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this title referred to as the “Secretary”) shall issue a Special Use Authorization, subject to the terms and conditions of Reasonable and Prudent Alternative Three of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion, dated July 14, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “the Biological Opinion”), to the State of Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona for the establishment of the Mount Graham International Observatory Research Site (hereinafter referred to as the “Site”), which shall, subject to any subsequent biological opinions issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Act, and the provisions of this title, include provision for seven telescopes and necessary support facilities, for the purposes of scientific and astronomical research. (b) The Site referred to in subsection (a) shall include not more than 24 acres within the 150-acre area of the Coronado National Forest, Arizona, as generally depicted on a map entitled, “Mount Graham International Observatory Site”, dated July 28, 1988. Copies of the map shall be available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia, and the Forest Service office located in Tucson, Arizona.