Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§459g–6 Preservation and Designation as Wilderness; Review of Area by Secretary; Report to President

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXIII — NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREAS › § 459g–6

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

By January 1, 1978, the Secretary must review the seashore and report to the President which areas should be wilderness under section 1132(c) and (d).

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Title 16, §459g–6

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On or before January 1, 1978, the Secretary shall review the area within the seashore and shall report to the President, in accordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title, his recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of any area within the seashore for preservation as wilderness, and any designation of any such areas as a wilderness shall be accomplished in accordance with section 1132(c) and (d) of this title.

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1974—Pub. L. 93–477 substituted provisions authorizing review of area and report to the President by the Secretary with regard to suitability of area for preservation as wilderness for provisions authorizing appropriations.

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16 U.S.C. § 459g–6

Title 16, Conservation

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102