Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§546a Boundaries

Title 16 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL FORESTS › SUBCHAPTER II — SCENIC AREAS › § 546a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a scenic area that includes all of Saint Helena Island in Lake Michigan and any rocks, pinnacles, islands, or islets within one-eighth mile of its shore. When the scenic area is established, the Hiawatha National Forest boundary is expanded to include those lands, and those new boundaries are treated as if they existed on January 1, 1965 for the rules in section 100506 of title 54. For making payments to local governments under section 6902 of title 31, lands the United States acquires under sections 546 to 546a–5 are treated as entitlement lands.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §546a

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(a)Saint Helena Island (b) Boundaries of Hiawatha National Forest extended
The scenic area shall comprise all of Saint Helena Island, in Lake Michigan, Michigan, and all associated rocks, pinnacles, islands, and islets within one-eighth mile of the shore of Saint Helena Island.
(c)Payments to local governments
Solely for purposes of payments to local governments pursuant to section 6902 of title 31, lands acquired by the United States under sections 546 to 546a–5 of this title shall be treated as entitlement lands.

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Amendments

2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted “section 100506 of title 54” for “section 460l–9 of this title”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 546a

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110