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§460u–13 Acquisition of area I–C; owner consent required
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXIX— - INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK › § 460u–13
Summary
Secretary may acquire the shaded part of area I–C (Dec. 1980 map no. 626–91014) only with owner consent unless the owner attempts to sell it. Private area IV–B also needs owner consent, but an agricultural easement may be taken by the government if use changes as of September 19, 1986.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §460u–13
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(a)The Secretary may acquire that portion of area I–C which is shaded on the map referred to in section 460u–3 of this title, dated December 1980 and numbered 626–91014 only with the consent of the owner unless the present owner attempts to sell or otherwise dispose of such area.
(b)The Secretary may acquire that portion of area IV–B in private ownership on the map referred to in section 460u of this title only with the consent of the owner: Provided, That the Secretary may acquire an agricultural easement should the owner change the use in existence as of September 19, 1986, through eminent domain.
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Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–583 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “460u–3 of this title, dated December 1980 and numbered 626–91014” for “460u of this title”, and added subsec. (b).
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16 U.S.C. § 460u–13
Title 16 — Conservation
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Apr 6, 2026
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