Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§408h Federally Owned Lands Within Park Boundaries
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LII— ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK › § 408h
Summary
All federally owned land inside Isle Royale National Park becomes part of the park. The Secretary of the Navy keeps lighthouse control of Menagerie Island (township 64 north, range 35 west) and Rock of Ages (approx. secs. 7 & 18, township 63 north, range 39 west) and keeps the right to maintain or add floating and shore navigation aids when required for general navigation.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §408h
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All federally owned lands within the boundaries of the Isle Royale National Park are made a part of the park: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy shall retain control and jurisdiction, for lighthouse purposes, over Menagerie Island, located in township 64 north, range 35 west, and an unsurveyed island known as Rock of Ages, situated in approximate section 7 and 18, township 63 north, range 39 west, and also shall retain the right to maintain existing floating and shore aids to navigation and to establish and maintain additional aids to navigation within the established park area when so required by general navigation.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1942—Act July 27, 1942, substituted “Secretary of the Navy” for “Secretary of the Treasury”.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 408h
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60