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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460u–6 Administration

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXIX— - INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK › § 460u–6

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can use any park or other legal powers he has to protect and manage the Park’s natural resources and carry out this law. The Park must be kept in its present condition. No visitor development is allowed if it would harm the Park’s unique plants, animals, landforms, or the historic places the Secretary names. The Secretary can still build trails, viewpoints, exhibits, and services to help people enjoy and learn about the Park. He can also develop parts of the Park that are suitable for public use.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460u–6

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In the administration of the Park the Secretary may utilize such statutory authorities relating to areas of the national park system and such statutory authority otherwise available to him for the conservation and management of natural resources as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(b)In order that the Park shall be permanently preserved in its present state, no development or plan for the convenience of visitors shall be undertaken therein which would be incompatible with the preservation of the unique flora and fauna or the physiographic conditions now prevailing or with the preservation of such historic sites and structures as the Secretary may designate: Provided, That the Secretary may provide for the public enjoyment and understanding of the unique natural, historic, and scientific features within the Park by establishing such trails, observation points, and exhibits and providing such services as he may deem desirable for such public enjoyment and understanding: Provided further, That the Secretary may develop for appropriate public uses such portions of the Park as he deems especially adaptable for such uses.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6 of Pub. L. 89–761 was renumbered section 5 and is classified to section 460u–5 of this title.

Amendments

2019—Pub. L. 116–6 substituted “Park” for “lakeshore” wherever appearing.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460u–6

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73