Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§460w–6 Land and Water Use Management Plan; Adoption, Implementation, and Revision of Plan by Secretary; Required Provisions of Plan

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXXXI — APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE › § 460w–6

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create, carry out, and can update a land and water use plan for managing the lakeshore. The plan must protect scenic, scientific, historic, geologic, and archaeological features for public learning and enjoyment; provide recreation facilities and any needed access roads; and preserve the Apostle Islands’ plants, animals, and landforms. The Secretary may also set up trails, viewpoints, exhibits, and visitor services to help people enjoy and understand the islands.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460w–6

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In the administration, protection, and development of the lakeshore, the Secretary shall adopt and implement, and may from time to time revise, a land and water use management plan which shall include specific provision for— (a)

(b)development of facilities to provide the benefits of public recreation together with such access roads as he deems appropriate; and

(c)preservation of the unique flora and fauna and the physiographic and geologic conditions now prevailing on the Apostle Islands within the lakeshore: Provided, That the Secretary may provide for the public enjoyment and understanding of the unique natural, historical, scientific, and archeological features of the Apostle Islands through the establishment of such trails, observation points, exhibits, and services as he may deem desirable.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460w–6

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102