Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§459g Cape Lookout National Seashore; Purposes; Authorization for Establishment; Description of Area
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXIII — NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 459g
Summary
Creates Cape Lookout National Seashore to protect lands, marshes, and waters for public use and enjoyment on the outer banks of Carteret County, NC, between Ocracoke Inlet and Beaufort Inlet. Boundary: map 623–20,009 (Mar. 1974) on file at National Park Service.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §459g
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In order to preserve for public use and enjoyment an area in the State of North Carolina possessing outstanding natural and recreational values, there is hereby authorized to be established the Cape Lookout National Seashore (hereinafter referred to as “seashore”), which shall comprise the lands and adjoining marshlands and waters on the outer banks of Carteret County, North Carolina, between Ocracoke Inlet and Beaufort Inlet, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Cape Lookout National Seashore”, dated March 1974, and numbered 623–20,009, which is on file in the Office of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1974—Pub. L. 93–477 substituted “ ‘Boundary Map, Cape Lookout National Seashore’, dated March 1974, and numbered 623–20,009” for “ ‘Proposed Boundaries—Proposed Cape Lookout National Seashore’, dated April 1964, and numbered NS–CL–7101–B”, and struck out proviso relating to certain property not to be included in seashore.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 459g
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102