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§460aaa Establishment

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter CXII— GRAND ISLAND NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460aaa

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Grand Island National Recreation Area in Lake Superior, Michigan. It protects scenery, recreation, fish and wildlife, plants, and historic and cultural resources, including cliffs, caves, beaches, forests, natural diversity, and early settlement features.

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Title 16, §460aaa

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In order to preserve and protect for present and future generations the outstanding resources and values of Grand Island in Lake Superior, Michigan, and for the purposes of providing for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of its scenery, recreation, fish and wildlife, vegetation and historical and cultural resources, there is hereby established the Grand Island National Recreation Area (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “national recreation area”). These resources and values include, but are not limited to, cliffs, caves, beaches, forested appearance, natural biological diversity, and features of early settlement.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460aaa

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60