Pub. L. 100-696, tit. V, sec. 503
addition to the coronado national forest
addition to the coronado national forestSec. 503. (a) Inclusion in National Forest System.—Those lands in the Catalina State Park, Madera-Elephant Head Trail area, and the Arivaca Lake area that are acquired pursuant to this title, shall be included in the Coronado National Forest, and the exterior boundary of the Coronado National Forest shall be modified to include such lands on the date of acquisition by the United States. The Catalina State Park lands shall be managed cooperatively with the Arizona State Parks Department for public access and recreation purposes under the authorities of the National Forest System. Subject to valid existing rights, such lands are hereby withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public lands laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the United States mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing. (b) Lands Exempt From Further Planning.—The lands added to the Coronado National Forest by this section shall be administered under the laws and regulations applicable to National Forest System lands except that the lands described in this section shall be exempt from any further planning requirements of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 until the final 1986 forest plan for the Coronado National Forest is revised. At that time, future management direction for these lands will be determined as a part of planning for the entire national forest.