PUBLIC LAW 94-549—OCT. 18, 1976
90 STAT. 2529
Public Law 94-549 94th Congress An Act To amend the Act establishing the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to provide for the expansion of the lakeshore, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes", approved November 5, 1966 (80 Stat. 1309), as amended (16 U.S.C. 460u), is further amended as follows: (1) The last sentence of the first section of such Act is amended by striking out " 'A Proposed Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore', dated September 1966, and bearing the number 'LNPNE-1008-ID'" and inserting in lieu thereof " 'Boundary Map, Indiana Dilnes National Lakeshore', dated September 1976 and bearing the number '626-91007'". (2) Section 3 of such Act is amended by inserting the following at the end of the first sentence: "By no later than October 1, 1977, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed description of the boundaries of the lakeshore and shall from time to time so publish any additional boundary changes as may occur.". (3)(a) Subsection 4(a) of such Act is repealed, subsection 4(b) is redesignated as section 4, and the following sentence is added to new section 4: "All rights of use and occupancy shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate to assure the use of such property in accordance with the purposes of this Act.". (b) The first sentence of section 4 of such Act is amended by inserting innnediately after "was begun before" the following: "February 1, 1973, or, in the case of improved property located within the boundaries delineated on a map identified as 'A Proposed Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore', dated September 1966, and bearing the number 'LNPNE-1008-ID', which map is on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Director of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, before". (4)(a) Section 6(a) of such Act is amended by revising the first sentence thereof to read as follows: "Except for owners of property within the area on the map referred to in the first section of this Act as area II - B, any owner or owners, having attained the age of majority, of improved property on the date of its acquisition by the Secretary may, as a condition to such acquisition, retain the rights of use and Occupancy of the improved property for noncommercial residential purposes for a term of twenty years, or for such lesser term as the owner or owners may elect at the time of acquisition by the Secretary". (b) Section 6(b) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) Upon his determination that the property, or any portion thereof, has ceased to be used.in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions, the Secretary may terminate a right of use and occupancy. Nonpayment of property taxes, validly assessed, on any retained right of use and occupancy shall also be grounds for termination of such right by the Secretary. In the event the Secretary terminates a right of use and occupancy under this subsection he shall
Oct. 18, 1976 [H.R. 11455]'
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Expansion.
16 USC 460u-2. Publication in Federal Register.
Repeal. 16 USC 460u-c(.
16 USC 460u-5. Right of use and occupancy.
Termination.
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