16 U.S.C. § 459f–5 — Administration of Seashore

submitted 61 years ago by Pub. L. 89-195 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 330 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary manages Assateague Island mainly for public outdoor recreation and conservation. Land inside the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge follows wildlife refuge rules instead. The Secretary can also fund research and give technical help to protect the seashore.

(a) Public outdoor recreation and enjoyment; utilization of other authorities: Except as subsection (b) provides, the Secretary manages Assateague Island National Seashore mainly for public outdoor recreation, including conserving natural features that add to public enjoyment. In managing the seashore and its administrative site, the Secretary can use whatever statutory authorities apply to National Park Service areas, plus other legal authority available to him for conserving and managing natural resources, whenever he thinks it helps meet this law's purposes. (b) Refuge land and waters: Regardless of anything else in sections 459f through 459f–11, land and water inside the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge that's also part of the seashore must be managed under the laws and rules that apply to national wildlife refuges — including allowing public recreation under the 1962 Act (16 U.S.C. § 460k et seq.). (c) Cooperative agreements and technical assistance to protect seashore resources: The Secretary can make cooperative agreements with local, state, and federal agencies, and with schools and nonprofits, to coordinate research aimed at fully protecting the seashore's natural and cultural resources, consistent with why it was created and with other applicable law. He can also give technical assistance to those same groups to further that goal. Every two years, the Secretary must report to Congress on the results of this coordinated research and any plans to act on its recommendations.

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(a) Public outdoor recreation and enjoyment; utilization of other authorities

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall administer the Assateague Island National Seashore for general purposes of public outdoor recreation, including conservation of natural features contributing to public enjoyment. In the administration of the seashore and the administrative site the Secretary may utilize such statutory authorities relating to areas administered and supervised by the Secretary through the National Park Service and such statutory authority otherwise available to him for the conservation and management of natural resources as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of sections 459f to 459f–11 of this title.

(b) Refuge land and waters; application of national wildlife refuge provisions; public recreation uses in accordance with provisions for national conservation recreational areas

Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 459f to 459f–11 of this title, land and waters in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, which are a part of the seashore, shall be administered for refuge purposes under laws and regulations applicable to national wildlife refuges, including administration for public recreation uses in accordance with the provisions of the Act of September 28, 1962 (Public law 87–714; 76 Stat. 653) [16 U.S.C. 460k et seq.].

The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with local, State, and Federal agencies and with educational institutions and nonprofit entities to coordinate research designed to ensure full protection of the natural and cultural resources of the seashore, consistent with the purposes for which the seashore was established, and other applicable law. The Secretary is also authorized to provide technical assistance to local, State, and Federal agencies and to educational institutions and non-profit entities in order to further such purposes. The Secretary shall submit a report every two years to the Congress on the results of the coordinated research program authorized by this section and plans to implement the recommendations arising from such research.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–195, § 6, Sept. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 826; Pub. L. 102–320, § 1(5), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 321.)

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1965Enacted · Pub. L. 89-195 · 79 Stat. 826
1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-320 · 106 Stat. 321

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-195 on 1965-09-21.

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