Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460s–3 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Advisory Commission

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXVII— - PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE › § 460s–3

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Advisory Commission. It ends ten years after the lakeshore is created under this law. The commission has five members appointed by the Secretary for two-year terms: two recommended by the county, two recommended by the Governor of Michigan, and one chosen by the Secretary. The Secretary names the chair. Vacancies are filled the same way as the first appointment. Members are not paid. The Secretary can pay reasonable commission expenses if the chair signs the paperwork. The Secretary or someone the Secretary picks must meet with the commission from time to time about developing the lakeshore.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460s–3

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(a)There is hereby established a Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Advisory Commission. Said commission shall terminate ten years after the date the lakeshore is established pursuant to this subchapter.

(b)The commission shall be composed of five members, each appointed for a term of two years by the Secretary, as follows:

(1)Two members to be appointed from recommendations made by the county in which the lakeshore is situated;

(2)Two members to be appointed from recommendations made by the Governor of the State of Michigan; and

(3)One member to be designated by the Secretary.

(c)The Secretary shall designate one member to be chairman. Any vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

(d)Members of the commission shall serve without compensation as such. The Secretary is authorized to pay the expenses reasonably incurred by the commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this subchapter on vouchers signed by the chairman.

(e)The Secretary or his designee shall, from time to time, consult with the commission with respect to the matters relating to the development of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460s–3

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73