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§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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Assateague Island National Seashore to protect and improve Assateague Island (in Maryland and Virginia), nearby small marsh islands, and their waters for public outdoor recreation. The seashore includes the island, the adjacent marsh islands, and water up to one-half mile beyond the mean high waterline, as shown on the map titled “Proposed Assateague Island National Seashore, Boundary Map, NS–AI–7100A, November, 1964,” which is available for public inspection in the offices of the Department of the Interior. The area will be managed under sections 459f through 459f–11.

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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

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60