Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§459f–9 Public Utility Facilities; Purchase of Facilities Without Value to Utility; Amount of Payment
Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXIII— NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 459f–9
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may buy public utility facilities that the utility no longer needs because of the creation of Assateague Island National Seashore, and must pay the original construction cost minus depreciation.
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Title 16, §459f–9
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to purchase from a public utility any facilities of that utility which are no longer of value to it as a result of the establishment of the Assateague Island National Seashore and shall pay for such facilities an amount equal to the cost of constructing such facilities less depreciation.
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16 U.S.C. § 459f–9
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60