16 U.S.C. § 460aaa–1: Boundaries

Summary

Grand Island and the rocks and islands within one‑quarter mile of its shore are the national recreation area. Those lands are added to the Hiawatha National Forest, and the forest boundaries are treated as if they existed on January 1, 1965 for sections 100506(c) and 200306 of title 54. All federally owned land in the recreation area on May 17, 1990 became part of the National Forest System and must be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Title 16, §460aaa–1

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The national recreation area shall comprise all of the Grand Island in Lake Superior, Michigan, and all associated rocks, pinnacles, and islands and islets within one-quarter mile of the shore of Grand Island. The boundaries of the Hiawatha National Forest are hereby extended to include all of the lands within the national recreation area. All such extended boundaries shall be deemed boundaries in existence as of January 1, 1965, for the purposes of section 100506(c) and 200306 of title 54. All federally owned lands within the national recreation area on May 17, 1990, are hereby components of the National Forest System and shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as provided in this subchapter.

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Codification In text, “section 100506(c) and 200306 of title 54” substituted for “section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9)” on authority of Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272, which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

§460aaa–1 Boundaries

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Title 16, §460aaa–1

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