16 U.S.C. § 410y–3 — Access
submitted 55 years ago by Pub. L. 91-664 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 167 words · no verdicts yet
Creating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal park doesn't cancel valid rights or permits that already existed. The Secretary may allow other uses and utility crossings if they don't conflict with the park's purposes. People may also cross the park on foot at set spots to reach the Potomac River or hunting land, but must keep guns unloaded, bows unstrung, and dogs leashed.
(a) Pre-existing rights and permits: Creating this park doesn't take away any valid rights or valid permits that already existed for areas included in the park.
(b) Issuance of permits: The Secretary may allow other uses of park land, and utility, highway, and railway crossings, by permit — as long as they don't conflict with the park's purposes and follow rules needed to protect the park's values.
(c) Crossing by foot: People may cross the park on foot, at spots the Secretary designates, to reach the Potomac River or non-federal land for hunting. But while inside the park's boundaries, they must keep firearms unloaded, bows unstrung, and dogs on a leash.
The enactment of this subchapter shall not affect adversely any valid rights heretofore existing, or any valid permits heretofore issued, within or relating to areas authorized for inclusion in the park.
Other uses of park lands, and utility, highway, and railway crossings, may be authorized under permit by the Secretary, if such uses and crossings are not in conflict with the purposes of the park and are in accord with any requirements found necessary to preserve park values.
Authority is hereby granted for individuals to cross the park by foot at locations designated by the Secretary for the purpose of gaining access to the Potomac River or to non-Federal lands for hunting purposes: Provided, That while such individuals are within the boundaries of the park firearms shall be unloaded, bows unstrung, and dogs on leash.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–664, § 5, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1979.)
- 1971Enacted · Pub. L. 91-664 · 84 Stat. 1979
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-664 on 1971-01-08.
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