Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§698m–3 Status of Big Cypress National Preserve and Addition; report to Congress; plan

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 698m–3

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must send Congress, within two years after April 29, 1988, a detailed report and plan for the Big Cypress National Preserve and the Addition. It must describe the preserve’s condition and past management and give future recommendations; summarize public use and the access points made under section 698m–2; say if other state or federal agencies should help; report land purchases; and, with Florida, decide if the number, location, and design of the I–75/Alligator Alley recreational access points are adequate for access to the preserve and Addition.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §698m–3

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Not later than two years after April 29, 1988, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a detailed report on, and further plan for, the preserve and Addition including—

(1)the status of the existing preserve, the effectiveness of past regulation and management of the preserve, and recommendations for future management of the preserve and the Addition;

(2)a summary of the public’s use of the preserve and the status of the access points developed pursuant to section 698m–2 of this title;

(3)the need for involvement of other State and Federal agencies in the management and expansion of the preserve and Addition;

(4)the status of land acquisition; and

(5)a determination, made in conjunction with the State of Florida, of the adequacy of the number, location, and design of the recreational access points on I–75/Alligator Alley for access to the Big Cypress National Preserve, including the Addition.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 698m–3

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73