Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§459f Assateague Island National Seashore; Purposes; Description of Area
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXIII — NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 459f
Summary
Creates the Assateague Island National Seashore to protect Assateague Island in Maryland and Virginia, nearby marsh islands, and waters for public use. It includes waters no more than one-half mile beyond the land’s mean high waterline, per boundary map NS–AI–7100A, November, 1964, filed at the Department of the Interior.
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Title 16, §459f
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For the purpose of protecting and developing Assateague Island in the States of Maryland and Virginia and certain adjacent waters and small marsh islands for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment, the Assateague Island National Seashore (hereinafter referred to as the “seashore”) shall be established and administered in accordance with the provisions of sections 459f to 459f–11 of this title. The seashore shall comprise the area within Assateague Island and the small marsh islands adjacent thereto, together with the adjacent water areas not more than one-half mile beyond the mean high waterline of the land portions as generally depicted on a map identified as “Proposed Assateague Island National Seashore, Boundary Map, NS–AI–7100A, November, 1964”, which map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Department of the Interior.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 459f
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102