16 U.S.C. § 459h: Gulf Islands National Seashore

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may create and run the Gulf Islands National Seashore to protect places with special natural, historic, and recreational value and to let the public use and enjoy them. The seashore includes the islands and coastal areas shown on the map titled “Proposed Boundary Plan, Proposed Gulf Islands National Seashore,” numbered NS–GI–7100J, dated December 1970, which cover Ship, Petit Bois, and Horn Islands (Mississippi); the eastern part of Perdido Key, Santa Rosa Island, the Naval Live Oaks Reservation, Fort Pickens and Fort Pickens State Park (Florida); and a tract at Pensacola Naval Air Station that includes the Coast Guard Station and Lighthouse, Fort San Carlos, Fort Barrancas, and Fort Redoubt. If the Secretary acquires Cat Island, the seashore will also include about 2,000 acres shown on the “Boundary Map, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat Island, Mississippi,” numbered 635/80085 and dated November 9, 1999. That Cat Island map must be kept on file and available for public inspection at National Park Service offices.

Title 16, §459h

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(a)Establishment

In order to preserve for public use and enjoyment certain areas possessing outstanding natural, historic, and recreational values, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) may establish and administer the Gulf Islands National Seashore (hereinafter referred to as the “seashore”).

(b)Composition

(1)In general

The seashore shall comprise the areas described in paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)Areas included in boundary plan numbered NS–GI–7100J

The areas described in this paragraph are the following gulf coast islands and mainland areas, together with adjacent water areas as generally depicted on the drawing entitled “Proposed Boundary Plan, Proposed Gulf Islands National Seashore,” numbered NS–GI–7100J, and dated December 1970:

(A)Ship, Petit Bois, and Horn Islands in Mississippi;

(B)the eastern portion of Perdido Key in Florida;

(C)Santa Rosa Island in Florida;

(D)the Naval Live Oaks Reservation in Florida;

(E)Fort Pickens and the Fort Pickens State Park in Florida; and

(F)a tract of land in the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida that includes the Coast Guard Station and Lighthouse, Fort San Carlos, Fort Barrancas, and Fort Redoubt and sufficient surrounding land for proper administration and protection of the historic resources.

(3)Cat Island (4) Availability of Map

Upon its acquisition by the Secretary, the area described in this paragraph is the parcel consisting of approximately 2,000 acres of land on Cat Island, Mississippi, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Boundary Map, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Cat Island, Mississippi”, numbered 635/80085, and dated November 9, 1999 (referred to in sections 459h to 459h–10 of this title as the “Cat Island Map”).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 459h to 459h–10 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was in the original “this title”, and was translated as reading “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–660, which enacted sections 459h to 459h–10 of this title, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because Pub. L. 91–660 does not contain titles.

Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–554 inserted section catchline and subsec. (a) designation and heading, substituted “In order” for “That, in order”, inserted subsec. (b) designation and heading, added par. (1), inserted par. (2) designation and heading and substituted “The areas described in this paragraph are” for “The seashore shall comprise”, redesignated former pars. (1) to (6) as subpars. (A) to (F), respectively, of par. (2), realigned margins, and added pars. (3) and (4).

§459h Gulf Islands National Seashore