Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§460u–8 State jurisdiction
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXIX— - INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK › § 460u–8
Summary
Indiana and its local governments keep civil and criminal authority inside Indiana Dunes National Park and may tax non‑federal persons and property there.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §460u–8
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Nothing in this subchapter shall deprive the State of Indiana or any political subdivision thereof of its civil and criminal jurisdiction over persons found, acts performed, and offenses committed within the boundaries of the Indiana Dunes National Park or of its right to tax persons, corporations, franchises, or other non-Federal property on lands included therein.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8 of Pub. L. 89–761 was renumbered section 7 and is classified to section 460u–7 of this title.
Amendments
2019—Pub. L. 116–6 substituted “National Park” for “National Lakeshore”.
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460u–8
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73