Volume 100 · 1267
Public Law 99–497
To authorize the inclusion of certain additional lands within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Approved October 17, 1986
Statutory text
An Act
To authorize the inclusion of certain additional lands within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
The Act of September 26, 1970 (Public Law 91–424; 16 U.S.C. 460w) is amended as follows:
In section 1—
(a) in the first sentence, after the phrase “consisting of”, insert: “: (a) In General.—”;
(b) at the end of the first sentence, delete “1970” and insert: “1970; and
“(b) Long Island Addition.—
Approximately 200 acres of land at the mouth of Chequamegon Bay known as “Long Island”, as depicted on the map numbered NLAI-91,001 and dated December, 1985.”;
(c) in the last sentence, delete “map” and insert “maps”.
In section 3, after the word “donation.”, strike the following
Coast Guard.
sentence and insert in lieu thereof the following: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal property located within the boundaries of the lakeshore is hereby transferred without transfer of funds to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purposes of the lakeshore: Provided, That the United States Coast Guard may retain a right to utilize a portion of such land and facilities for use as navigational aids so long as may be required.”.
In section 4(c), after “January 1, 1967”, insert: “, or before
January 1, 1985 for those lands referred to in section 1(b)”.
Section 8 of such Act is amended by adding the following at the
Effective date.
end thereof: “Effective October 1, 1986, there are authorized to be appropriated such additional sums as may be necessary for the acquisition of the lands described in section 1(b).”.
Approved October 17, 1986.