16 U.S.C. § 408g — Submerged lands surrounding islands

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This law extends Isle Royale National Park's boundaries to cover nearby submerged land. The park now covers underwater land within 4.5 miles of Isle Royale and nearby islands. The Secretary of the Interior may accept donated title to any land the United States doesn't already own.

Isle Royale National Park's boundaries now include submerged land under U.S. jurisdiction. This covers any underwater land within four and a half miles of the shoreline of Isle Royale and the surrounding islands, including Passage Island and the Gull Islands. The Secretary of the Interior may, at his discretion, accept donated title to any of that submerged land the United States doesn't already own, as long as he is satisfied the title is good.

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The boundaries of the Isle Royale National Park are hereby extended to include any submerged lands within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States within four and one-half miles of the shoreline of Isle Royale and the surrounding islands, including Passage Island and the Gull Islands, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to acquire title by donation to any such lands not now owned by the United States, the title to be satisfactory to him.

Source credit: (Mar. 6, 1942, ch. 152, § 3, 56 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 94–567, § 4(a)(2), Oct. 20, 1976, 90 Stat. 2694.)

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1942Enacted · Act of Mar. 6, 1942, ch. 152 · 56 Stat. 138
1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-567 · 90 Stat. 2694

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