Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460s–3 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Advisory Commission

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXXVII— PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE › § 460s–3

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Advisory Commission that ends ten years after the lakeshore is established. The commission has five members who serve two-year terms. The Secretary appoints all members: two come from county recommendations, two from the Michigan Governor’s recommendations, and one is chosen by the Secretary. The Secretary must pick the chair and fill any vacancy the same way the original member was chosen. Members are unpaid, but the Secretary may pay reasonable expenses if the chair signs the bill. The Secretary or someone the Secretary picks must consult the commission from time to time about developing the lakeshore.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460s–3

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(a)There is hereby established a Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Advisory Commission. Said commission shall terminate ten years after the date the lakeshore is established pursuant to this subchapter.

(b)The commission shall be composed of five members, each appointed for a term of two years by the Secretary, as follows:

(1)Two members to be appointed from recommendations made by the county in which the lakeshore is situated;

(2)Two members to be appointed from recommendations made by the Governor of the State of Michigan; and

(3)One member to be designated by the Secretary.

(c)The Secretary shall designate one member to be chairman. Any vacancy in the commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

(d)Members of the commission shall serve without compensation as such. The Secretary is authorized to pay the expenses reasonably incurred by the commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this subchapter on vouchers signed by the chairman.

(e)The Secretary or his designee shall, from time to time, consult with the commission with respect to the matters relating to the development of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460s–3

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60