Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§460s Establishment

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXXVII — PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE › § 460s

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may create Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan to protect part of the U.S. shoreline and its related natural features for the public's benefit, learning, and recreation.

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Title 16, §460s

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In order to preserve for the benefit, inspiration, education, recreational use, and enjoyment of the public a significant portion of the diminishing shoreline of the United States and its related geographic and scientific features, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized to take appropriate action, as herein provided, to establish in the State of Michigan the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

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16 U.S.C. § 460s

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102