Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§459d–2 Establishment

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXIII— NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 459d–2

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

As soon as possible after September 28, 1962, and after buying land in the area described in section 459d that can be managed for the seashore’s purposes, the Secretary must establish the area as a national seashore by publishing a notice in the Federal Register. The notice must give a detailed boundary that matches the area in section 459d as closely as possible. Right after publication, the Secretary must mail a copy and a map by registered or certified mail to the State Governor and each local governing body, publish the notice and map in local newspapers, and record a certified copy of the notice, the map, and sections 459d–459d–7 at the county registry of deeds.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §459d–2

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(a)As soon as practicable after September 28, 1962 and following the acquisition by the Secretary of an acreage in the area described in section 459d of this title, that is in the opinion of the Secretary efficiently administrable to carry out the purposes of sections 459d to 459d–7 of this title, the Secretary shall establish the area as a national seashore by the publication of notice thereof in the Federal Register.

(b)Such notice referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall contain a detailed description of the boundaries of the seashore which shall encompass an area as nearly as practicable identical to the area described in section 459d of this title. The Secretary shall forthwith after the date of publication of such notice in the Federal Register (1) send a copy of such notice, together with a map showing such boundaries, by registered or certified mail to the Governor of the State and to the governing body of each of the political subdivisions involved; (2) cause a copy of such notice and map to be published in one or more newspapers which circulate in each of the localities; and (3) cause a certified copy of such notice, a copy of such map, and a copy of sections 459d to 459d–7 of this title to be recorded at the registry of deeds for the county involved.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 459d–2

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60