Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460x–15 Lakeshore wilderness report; administration

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXXII— - SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE › § 460x–15

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President must tell the Senate and House by June 1, 1983 which parts of the lakeshore should or should not be wilderness. Until Congress decides otherwise, the Secretary must manage the areas named in the National Park Service report dated January 1981 so they keep their current wilderness character and remain able to join the National Wilderness Preservation System. Those areas include about 7,128 acres recommended for wilderness and about 23,775 acres as possible additions. Private property rights still apply.

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Title 16, §460x–15

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In accordance with section 1132(c) of this title, the President shall, no later than June 1, 1983, advise the United States Senate and House of Representatives of his recommendations with respect to the suitability or nonsuitability as wilderness of any area within the lakeshore. Subject to existing private rights, the areas described in the report prepared by the National Park Service entitled “Wilderness Recommendation; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore” dated January, 1981, and recommended for wilderness (approximately 7,128 acres) and for potential wilderness additions (approximately 23,775 acres) shall, until Congress determines otherwise, be administered by the Secretary so as to maintain their presently existing wilderness character and potential for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

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16 U.S.C. § 460x–15

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73