16 U.S.C. § 398e — Bathing and fishing rights protected
submitted 64 years ago by Pub. L. 87-750 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 104 words · no verdicts yet
People keep their traditional rights to bathe and fish in the Virgin Islands National Park waters. The Secretary of the Interior can only limit this to protect nature. No one may be charged an admission fee to enter the park.
(a) Regulations
Nothing in sections 398c through 398f of this title takes away people's normal rights to use or reach the park's waters for bathing and fishing. This includes setting out fishpots and landing boats. But the Secretary of the Interior can make reasonable rules limiting these activities, if needed to protect natural conditions and prevent damage to marine life and reef formations.
(b) Admission fee prohibited
No one may be charged a fee to enter the Virgin Islands National Park. This rule holds even if some other law says otherwise.
Nothing in sections 398c to 398f of this title shall be construed as authorizing any limitation on customary uses of or access to the areas specified in section 398c of this title for bathing and fishing (including setting out of fishpots and landing boats), subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may find reasonable and necessary for protection of natural conditions and prevention of damage to marine life and formations.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge shall be imposed for entrance or admission into the Virgin Islands National Park.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 87–750, § 3, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 747; Pub. L. 95–348, § 7(b)(4), Aug. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 495.)
- 1962Enacted · Pub. L. 87-750 · 76 Stat. 747
- 1978Amended · Pub. L. 95-348 · 92 Stat. 495
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 87-750 on 1962-10-05.
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