§459c–4 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

As soon as possible after September 13, 1962, once the Secretary buys land described in section 459c–1 and decides it can be managed to carry out sections 459c to 459c–7, the Secretary must establish Point Reyes National Seashore by publishing a notice in the Federal Register. The notice must give a detailed boundary that matches the area in section 459c–1. Right after publication, the Secretary must promptly mail a copy and a boundary map by registered or certified mail to the Governor and to each local government involved, publish the notice and map in local newspapers, and record a certified copy of the notice, the map, and sections 459c to 459c–7 at the county registry of deeds.

Title 16, §459c–4

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(a)As soon as practicable after September 13, 1962, and following the acquisition by the Secretary of an acreage in the area described in section 459c–1 of this title, that is in the opinion of the Secretary efficiently administrable to carry out the purposes of sections 459c to 459c–7 of this title, the Secretary shall establish Point Reyes National Seashore by the publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register.

(b)Such notice referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall contain a detailed description of the boundaries of the seashore which shall encompass an area as nearly as practicable identical to the area described in section 459c–1 of this title. The Secretary shall forthwith after the date of publication of such notice in the Federal Register (1) send a copy of such notice, together with a map showing such boundaries, by registered or certified mail to the Governor of the State and to the governing body of each of the political subdivisions involved; (2) cause a copy of such notice and map to be published in one or more newspapers which circulate in each of the localities; and (3) cause a certified copy of such notice, a copy of such map, and a copy of sections 459c to 459c–7 of this title to be recorded at the registry of deeds for the county involved.

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Amended Description of Boundaries of Point Reyes National Seashore; Publication in Federal Register Pub. L. 93–550, title II, § 202, Dec. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1744, provided that: “The Secretary of the Interior shall, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title [Dec. 26, 1974], publish an amended description of the boundaries of the Point Reyes National Seashore in the Federal Register, and thereafter he shall take such action with regard to such amended description and the map referred to in section 201 of this title [amending section 459c–1 of this title] as is required in the second sentence of subsection (b) of section 4 of the act of September 13, 1962, as amended [subsec. (b) of this section].”

§459c–4 Point Reyes National Seashore

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Title 16, §459c–4

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