{"identifier":"/us/usc/t16/s539m\u20139","title":16,"num":"\u00a7\u202f539m\u20139.","heading":"Construction","text":"\u00a7\u202f539m\u20139.\nConstruction\n(a)\nStrict construction\nSections 539m to 539m\u201312 of this title recognize only enumerated rights and interests, and no additional rights, interests, obligations, or duties shall be created by implication.\n(b)\nExisting rights\nTo the extent there exist within the Area as of\nFebruary 20, 2003\nsection 539m\u20133(a)(3)(A) of this title\n(c)\nNot precedent\nThe provisions of sections 539m to 539m\u201312 of this title creating certain rights and interests in the National Forest System are uniquely suited to resolve the Pueblo\u2019s claim and the geographic and societal situation involved, and shall not be construed as precedent for any other situation involving management of the National Forest System.\n(d)\nFish and wildlife\nExcept as provided in\nsection 539m\u20136(b)(2)(B) of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t16/s539m\u20139.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s539m\u20139","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f539m\u20139."},{"t":"heading","text":"Construction"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s539m\u20139/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Strict construction"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Sections 539m to 539m\u201312 of this title recognize only enumerated rights and interests, and no additional rights, interests, obligations, or duties shall be created by implication.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s539m\u20139/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Existing rights"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"To the extent there exist within the Area as of ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"February 20, 2003","tail":", any valid private property rights associated with private land that are not otherwise addressed in sections 539m to 539m\u201312 of this title, such rights are not modified or otherwise affected by sections 539m to 539m\u201312 of this title, nor is the exercise of any such right subject to the Pueblo\u2019s right to withhold consent to new uses in the Area as set forth in "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 539m\u20133(a)(3)(A) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t16/s539m\u20133/a/3/A","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s539m\u20139/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Not precedent"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The provisions of sections 539m to 539m\u201312 of this title creating certain rights and interests in the National Forest System are uniquely suited to resolve the Pueblo\u2019s claim and the geographic and societal situation involved, and shall not be construed as precedent for any other situation involving management of the National Forest System.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s539m\u20139/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Fish and wildlife"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Except as provided in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 539m\u20136(b)(2)(B) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t16/s539m\u20136/b/2/B","tail":", nothing in sections 539m to 539m\u201312 of this title shall be construed as affecting the responsibilities of the State of New Mexico with respect to fish and wildlife, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, or trapping within the Area."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}