Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§459f–3 Establishment of Seashore; notice in Federal Register
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXIII— - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 459f–3
Summary
When the Secretary decides the United States has enough land, water, or rights in the area shown on the law's map, the Secretary must establish the Assateague Island National Seashore by publishing a notice in the Federal Register that gives a clearer boundary matching the mapped area.
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Title 16, §459f–3
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When the Secretary determines that land, water areas, or interests therein within the area generally depicted on the map referred to in section 459f of this title are owned or have been acquired by the United States in sufficient quantities to provide an administrable unit, he shall declare the establishment of the Assateague Island National Seashore by publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register. Such notice shall contain a refined description or map of the boundaries of the seashore as the Secretary may find desirable, and the exterior boundaries shall encompass an area as nearly as practicable identical to the area described in section 459f of this title.
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16 U.S.C. § 459f–3
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73