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Otherwise Protected Area

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United States Code

16 U.S.C. § 3502 — for purposes of this chapter

The term “Otherwise Protected Area” means any unit of the System that, at the time of designation, was predominantly composed of areas established under Federal, State, or local law, or held by a qualified organization, primarily for wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, recreational, or natural resource conservation purposes.