Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§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
Summary
The Secretary must create and carry out a land-and-water plan for the lakeshore and may revise it. The plan must protect scenic, scientific, historic, geologic, and archaeological features; provide recreation facilities and access roads; preserve the Apostle Islands' unique plants, animals, and landforms; and may include trails, overlooks, exhibits, and visitor services.
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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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16 U.S.C. § 460w–6
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60