16 U.S.C. § 459h — Gulf Islands National Seashore

(a) The Secretary of the Interior may establish and run the Gulf Islands National Seashore. The goal is to preserve, for public use and enjoyment, areas with outstanding natural, historic, and recreational value. (b)(1) The Seashore is made up of the areas listed in paragraphs (2) and (3), below. (2) The Seashore includes these gulf coast islands and mainland areas, plus nearby water areas, as shown on a boundary map from December 1970: (A) Ship, Petit Bois, and Horn Islands in Mississippi; (B) the eastern part of Perdido Key in Florida; (C) Santa Rosa Island in Florida; (D) the Naval Live Oaks Reservation in Florida; (E) Fort Pickens and Fort Pickens State Park in Florida; and (F) a tract at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida that includes the Coast Guard Station and Lighthouse, Fort San Carlos, Fort Barrancas, and Fort Redoubt, plus enough surrounding land to properly protect these historic sites. (3) Once the Secretary acquires it, the Seashore will also include about 2,000 acres on Cat Island, Mississippi, as shown on a map dated November 9, 1999, called the "Cat Island Map." (4) The Cat Island Map must be kept on file and available for the public to look at in National Park Service offices.