§546a — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Creates a scenic area that includes all of Saint Helena Island in Lake Michigan and any nearby rocks, pinnacles, islands, or islets within one-eighth mile of its shore. When the scenic area is created, the Hiawatha National Forest borders will be extended to include those lands, and those new borders will be treated as if they existed on January 1, 1965, for section 100506 of title 54. Only for making payments to local governments under section 6902 of title 31, land the United States acquires under sections 546 to 546a–5 will be counted as entitlement lands.

Title 16, §546a

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(a)The scenic area shall comprise all of Saint Helena Island, in Lake Michigan, Michigan, and all associated rocks, pinnacles, islands, and islets within one-eighth mile of the shore of Saint Helena Island.

(b)Upon establishment of the scenic area, the boundaries of the Hiawatha National Forest shall be extended to include all of the lands within the scenic area. All such extended boundaries shall be deemed boundaries in existence as of January 1, 1965, for the purposes of section 100506 of title 54.

(c)Solely for purposes of payments to local governments pursuant to section 6902 of title 31, lands acquired by the United States under sections 546 to 546a–5 of this title shall be treated as entitlement lands.

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2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted “section 100506 of title 54” for “section 460l–9 of this title”.

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Title 16, §546a

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