16 U.S.C. § 460u–24: Little Calumet River and…

Summary

The Secretary can make a cooperative agreement with the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission, the State of Indiana, or any local Indiana government to plan, manage, and explain recreational facilities on tract number 09–177 in Indiana Dunes National Park or on Indiana state or local lands along the Little Calumet River and Burns Waterway. The agreement can cover planning public boating, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bicycling, and other compatible recreation. Any park land improvements under the agreement must follow the purposes of this subchapter, including section 460u–6(b). The Secretary must study ways to connect the parts of the Park split by the Little Calumet River and Burns/Portage Waterway so the Park’s management and recreation are coordinated. The study results must be sent to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by October 29, 1988. Starting October 1, 1986, funding is authorized as needed to do the study.

Title 16, §460u–24

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(a)Cooperative agreement

The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission, the State of Indiana or any political subdivision thereof for the planning, management, and interpretation of recreational facilities on the tract within the boundaries of Indiana Dunes National Park identified as tract numbered 09–177 or on lands under the jurisdiction of the State of Indiana or political subdivision thereof along the Little Calumet River and Burns Waterway. The cooperative agreement may include provision for the planning of public facilities for boating, canoeing, fishing, hiking, bicycling, and other compatible recreational activities. Any recreational developments on lands under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service planned pursuant to this cooperative agreement shall be in a manner consistent with the purposes of this subchapter, including section 460u–6(b) of this title.

(b)Study

The Secretary shall conduct a study regarding the options available for linking the portions of the Park which are divided by the Little Calumet River and Burns/Portage Waterway so as to coordinate the management and recreational use of the Park. The Secretary shall submit the results of the study to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate within two years after October 29, 1986. Effective October 1, 1986, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of conducting the study.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–6, § 115(a)(1)(A), substituted “National Park” for “National Lakeshore”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–6, § 115(a)(1)(B), substituted “Park” for “lakeshore” in two places.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

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.

§460u–24 Little Calumet River and Burns/portage Waterway