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§460u–13 Acquisition of Area I–c; Owner Consent Required

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXXIX— INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK › § 460u–13

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary acquiring shaded area I–C (map §460u–3, Dec. 1980, 626–91014) needs owner consent unless owner tries to sell; private area IV–B (map §460u) needs consent, but agricultural easement may be taken by eminent domain if use changes from Sept. 19, 1986.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460u–13

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(a)The Secretary may acquire that portion of area I–C which is shaded on the map referred to in section 460u–3 of this title, dated December 1980 and numbered 626–91014 only with the consent of the owner unless the present owner attempts to sell or otherwise dispose of such area.
(b)The Secretary may acquire that portion of area IV–B in private ownership on the map referred to in section 460u of this title only with the consent of the owner: Provided, That the Secretary may acquire an agricultural easement should the owner change the use in existence as of September 19, 1986, through eminent domain.

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Amendments

1986—Pub. L. 99–583 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “460u–3 of this title, dated December 1980 and numbered 626–91014” for “460u of this title”, and added subsec. (b).

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460u–13

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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