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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§230g Authorization of Appropriations; General Management Plan; Submission to Congressional Committees

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXV — JEAN LAFITTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND PRESERVE › Part A — Generally › § 230g

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Up to $50,000,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund can be used to buy land, water, and property interests under this part, plus whatever extra money is needed to build essential facilities. Within three years from November 10, 1978, the Secretary, after talking with the Commission, must send a general management plan for the park to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The plan must cover transportation options for public access; how many visitors and what kinds of use the park can handle while protecting its resources; where needed facilities should go and how much they will cost; and what has been and should be done to protect, explain, and manage Big Oak Island and Couba Island.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §230g

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(a)There is authorized to be appropriated, to carry out the provisions of this part, not to exceed $50,000,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for acquisition of lands, waters, and interests therein and such sums as necessary for the development of essential facilities.
(b)Within three years from November 10, 1978, the Secretary, after consultation with the Commission, shall submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a general management plan for the park indicating—
(1)transportation alternatives for public access to the park;
(2)the number of visitors and types of public use within the park which can be accommodated in accordance with the protection of its resources;
(3)the location and estimated cost of facilities deemed necessary to accommodate such visitors and uses; and
(4)a statement setting forth the actions which have been and should be taken to assure appropriate protection, interpretation, and management of the areas known as Big Oak Island and Couba Island.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress. “Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, see section 2 of Pub. L. 95–625, set out as a note under section 45f of this title.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 230g

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102