Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§408g Submerged lands surrounding islands
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LII— - ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK › § 408g
Summary
Underwater lands within four and one-half miles of Isle Royale, Passage Island, and Gull Islands belong to the park, and the Secretary may accept donated title to lands not owned by U.S.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §408g
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The boundaries of the Isle Royale National Park are hereby extended to include any submerged lands within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States within four and one-half miles of the shoreline of Isle Royale and the surrounding islands, including Passage Island and the Gull Islands, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to acquire title by donation to any such lands not now owned by the United States, the title to be satisfactory to him.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1976—Pub. L. 94–567 inserted “within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States” after “submerged lands”, “including Passage Island and the Gull Islands” after “surrounding islands”, and struck out “immediately” after “Isle Royale and the”.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 408g
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73