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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460u–19 Acquisition of Land Outside Present Boundaries; Notice to Congressional Committees; Publication in Federal Register

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter LXXIX— INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK › § 460u–19

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may take ownership of land outside the park if the land touches the park (or land already added) and he finds it would make an important contribution to the park’s purposes. He must first notify in writing the Congressional Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs, publish a notice in the Federal Register, and then manage the land as part of the park. Gifts may come from the State of Indiana, its local governments, private people, or organizations.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460u–19

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After notifying the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress, in writing, of his intentions to do so and of the reasons therefor, the Secretary may, if he finds that such lands would make a significant contribution to the purposes for which the Park was established, accept title to any lands, or interests in lands, located outside the present boundaries of the Park but contiguous thereto or to lands acquired under this section, such lands the State of Indiana or its political subdivisions may acquire and offer to donate to the United States or which any private person, organization, or public or private corporation may offer to donate to the United States and he shall administer such lands as a part of the Park after publishing notice to that effect in the Federal Register.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Pub. L. 116–6 substituted “Park” for “lakeshore” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate abolished and replaced by Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, effective Feb. 11, 1977. See Rule XXV of Standing Rules of the Senate, as amended by Senate Resolution No. 4 (popularly cited as the “Committee System Reorganization

Amendments

of 1977”), approved Feb. 4, 1977. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 1993, by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460u–19

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60