Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§459h–7 Preservation of any area as wilderness; study and report to President; procedure for designation of any area as a wilderness
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXIII— - NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 459h–7
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Within four years of January 8, 1971, the Secretary must review Gulf Islands National Seashore, report to the President under 1132(c)-(d), recommend areas for wilderness, and make any designations under those subsections.
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Title 16, §459h–7
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Within four years from January 8, 1971, the Secretary of the Interior shall review the area within the Gulf Islands National Seashore and shall report to the President, in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of section 1132 of this title, and recommend as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the seashore for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such area as a wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with said subsections.
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16 U.S.C. § 459h–7
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73