16 U.S.C. § 698i: Administration of Big…

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The land shown on the official map is made the Big Cypress National Preserve. The Secretary must manage it in the National Park System to protect its natural and ecological integrity forever, in line with the rest of this law and the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4). The Secretary must publish rules in the Federal Register to limit uses of Federal lands and waters—such as motor vehicles, mineral extraction, grazing, changing water, farming, hunting/fishing, and new construction—and must work with the Secretary of Transportation so transportation stays within existing or reasonably expanded rights‑of‑way and is built to meet the preserve’s purposes.

Title 16, §698i

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(a)The area within the boundaries depicted on the map referred to in section 698f of this title shall be known as the Big Cypress 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 698f to 698m–4 of this title and with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4), as amended and supplemented.

(b)In administering the preserve, the Secretary shall develop and publish in the Federal Register such rules and regulations as he deems necessary and appropriate to limit or control the use of Federal lands and waters with respect to:

(1)motorized vehicles,

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

(3)grazing,

(4)draining or constructing of works or structures which alter the natural water courses,

(5)agriculture,

(6)hunting, fishing, and trapping,

(7)new construction of any kind, and

(8)such other uses as the Secretary determines must be limited or controlled in order to carry out the purposes of sections 698f to 698m–4 of this title: Provided, That the Secretary shall consult and cooperate with the Secretary of Transportation to assure that necessary transportation facilities shall be located within existing or reasonably expanded rights-of-way and constructed within the reserve in a manner consistent with the purposes of sections 698f to 698m–4 of this title.

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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.

§698i Administration of Big Cypress Preserve; Applicability of Other Laws; Rules and Regulations for Use of Lands and Waters; Transportation Facilities; Consultation and Cooperation with Secretary of Transportation

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Title 16, §698i

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