16 U.S.C. § 251f: Consultation by Secretary…

Summary

Within 30 days after October 21, 1976, the Secretary of the Interior must meet with the Governor of Washington, the Clallam County Board of Commissioners, and affected landowners and draw a boundary that includes all of Lake Ozette’s shoreline, including privately owned aquatic lands that were not in the park on October 21, 1976. That boundary must be at least 200 feet back from the ordinary high-water mark and cannot add more than 1,500 acres of private land. Within 180 days after October 21, 1976, and after giving written notice to the Senate and House Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs that he plans to publish, the Secretary must publish a detailed description of the boundary in the Federal Register. After that publication, he may update the official park map on file, and the updated map will carry the same legal effect as the existing maps in the park law.

Title 16, §251f

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The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) shall, beginning within thirty days after October 21, 1976, consult with the Governor of the State of Washington, the Board of Commissioners of Clallam County, and the affected landowners, and shall locate a boundary encompassing all of the shoreline of Lake Ozette, including privately owned aquatic lands not within the boundary of the park on October 21, 1976: Provided, That such boundary shall be located not less than two hundred feet set back from the ordinary high-water mark of Lake Ozette: Provided further, That the privately owned lands encompassed within the park by such boundary shall not exceed one thousand five hundred acres. The Secretary shall, within one hundred and eighty days after October 21, 1976, and following reasonable notice in writing to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives of his intention to do so, publish in the Federal Register a detailed description of the boundary located pursuant to this section. Upon such publication the Secretary is authorized to revise the map on file pursuant to section 251e of this title accordingly, and such revised map shall have the same force and effect as if included in sections 251e to 251m of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 251e to 251m of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 94–578.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate abolished and replaced by Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, effective Feb. 11, 1977. See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the “Committee System Reorganization

Amendments

of 1977”), approved Feb. 4, 1977. 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.

§251f Consultation by Secretary with Governor, Local Officials, and Affected Landowners; Notice to Congressional Committees; Publication in Federal Register