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§460w–1 Boundaries not to include lands held in trust by United States for Red Cliff Band or Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians; exceptions

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXXI— - APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE › § 460w–1

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

U.S. trust land for the Red Cliff or Bad River Bands, or for their allottees, cannot be added to the lakeshore. If owners holding more than 50% of allotment 74 GL or allotment 135 on Red Cliff agree to sell, the Interior Secretary may buy it and add it.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460w–1

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No lands held in trust by the United States for either the Red Cliff Band or Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, or for allottees thereof, shall be acquired or included within the boundaries of the lakeshore established by this subchapter, with the following exception: If the Indians who own more than 50 per centum of the interest in allotment number 74 GL or allotment number 135 in the Red Cliff Reservation agree to sell the allotment to the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”), the Secretary may consent to the sale on behalf of the other owners, purchase the allotment for the negotiated price and revise the boundaries of the lakeshore to include the allotment.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460w–1

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73