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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§460aaa–7 Grand Island Advisory Commission

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXII — GRAND ISLAND NATIONAL RECREATION AREA › § 460aaa–7

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a 12-member Grand Island Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary on making the management plan for Grand Island. The Secretary appoints the members: three non‑voting Forest Service employees (including the Hiawatha National Forest Supervisor) and nine others that include a Munising resident, two recreational users, one nominee who is a member of the Alger County Board of Commissioners, one nominee who is a member of the Alger County Economic Development Corporation, one nominee from the Grand Island Association, one nominee who is a private Grand Island landowner, one nominee who is a member of the Grand Island Township Board, and the Munising city manager if they accept. Vacancies are filled the same way. A quorum is six members. The Commission must elect a chair and set its own rules. The Secretary must consult with the Commission regularly. Non‑federal members get no pay, and federal employees receive no extra pay for serving. The Commission must recommend plans for non‑Federal development on the 55 acres named in the management plan law and send those proposals to the Secretary for approval, rejection, or change. The Secretary must include a development proposal in the final management plan, either one the Commission sends or one the Secretary develops by other means. The Commission ends when the management plan is adopted.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460aaa–7

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(a)Establishment
Subject to appointments as provided in subsection (b), there is established a Grand Island Advisory Commission (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Commission”) comprised of 12 members for the purpose of advising the Secretary on the preparation of the management plan which is provided for in section 460aaa–6 of this title.
(b)Appointment
(1)Commission members shall be appointed by the Secretary as follows:
(A)Three non-voting members, who shall be employees of the Forest Service including the Forest Supervisor of the Hiawatha National Forest.
(B)One member who shall be a resident of Munising, Michigan, who is not a Forest Service employee.
(C)Two members who shall be recreational users of Grand Island who are not Forest Service employees.
(D)One member from nominations made by the Alger County Board of Commissioners who is a member of such board.
(E)One member from nominations made by the Alger County Economic Development Corporation who is a member of such corporation.
(F)One member from nominations made by the Grand Island Association who is a member of such association.
(G)One member from nominations made by the private landowners of Grand Island who is a private landowner on Grand Island.
(H)One member from nominations made by the Grand Island Township Board who is a member of such board.
(I)The Munising city manager, upon accepting the invitation of the Secretary.
(2)Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(c)Quorum
A quorum shall be six members. The operations of the Commission shall not be impaired by the fact that a member has not been appointed as long as a quorum has been attained.
(d)Procedures
The Commission shall elect a Chairman and establish such rules and procedures as it deems necessary or desirable.
(e)Consultation
The Secretary shall consult with the Commission on a periodic and regular basis with respect to the management plan.
(f)Pay
(1)Members of the Commission who are not full-time officers or employees of the United States shall serve without pay.
(2)Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay by reason of their service on the Commission.
(g)Proposals for non-Federal development on Federal land (h) Termination
The Commission shall recommend proposals for non-Federal development on the 55 acres described in section 460aaa–6(b)(2) of this title. It shall submit any such proposals to the Secretary for approval, rejection, or revision. The Secretary shall include in the management plan a development proposal submitted by the Commission or arrived at by any other means available to the Secretary.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory CommissionsAdvisory commissions established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460aaa–7

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110