§698c — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

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The land shown on the official map in section 698 is made the Big Thicket National Preserve. The Secretary must run it as part of the National Park System and keep its natural and ecological values intact forever, under the rules in sections 698 to 698e and the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4). To protect the preserve, the Secretary must limit building roads, campgrounds, employee housing, and other public or administrative facilities. He must write and publish rules in the Federal Register to control uses like motorized vehicles, oil, gas and mineral work, new construction, grazing and farming, and any other activities needed to meet the preserve’s goals. Hunting, fishing, and trapping are allowed under U.S. and Texas law, but the Secretary may set closed zones or times for safety, wildlife protection, or public use; except in emergencies, those limits must be made after consulting the proper Texas agency.

Title 16, §698c

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(a)The area within the boundaries depicted on the map referred to in section 698 of this title shall be known as the Big Thicket National Preserve. Such lands shall be administered by the Secretary as a unit of the National Park System in a manner which will assure their natural and ecological integrity in perpetuity in accordance with the provisions of sections 698 to 698e of this title and with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4),11 See References in Text note below. as amended and supplemented.

(b)In the interest of maintaining the ecological integrity of the preserve, the Secretary shall limit the construction of roads, vehicular campgrounds, employee housing, and other public use and administrative facilities and he shall promulgate and publish such rules and regulations in the Federal Register as he deems necessary and appropriate to limit and control the use of, and activities on, Federal lands and waters with respect to:

(1)motorized land and water vehicles;

(2)exploration for, and extraction of, oil, gas, and other minerals;

(3)new construction of any kind;

(4)grazing and agriculture; and

(5)such other uses as the Secretary determines must be limited or controlled in order to carry out the purposes of sections 698 to 698e of this title.

(c)The Secretary shall permit hunting, fishing, and trapping on lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the preserve in accordance with the applicable laws of the United States and the State of Texas, except that he may designate zones where and periods when, no hunting, fishing, trapping, or entry may be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, floral and faunal protection and management, or public use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any regulations prescribing such restrictions relating to hunting, fishing, or trapping shall be put into effect only after consultation with the appropriate State agency having jurisdiction over hunting, fishing and trapping activities.

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The Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4), referred to in subsec. (a), is act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535, known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted section 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under section 100101 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as section 1865(a) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and section 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by Pub. L. 113–287, §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3094, 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding section 100101 of Title 54.

§698c Administration of Big Thicket Preserve

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Title 16, §698c

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