§ 398e. Bathing and fishing rights protected

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1962

   Pub. L. 87–750 § 3 · 76 Stat. 746

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 398e

   Pub. L. 87–750, § 3, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 747

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 87–750, § 3, Oct. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 747

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as-authorizing any limitation on customary uses of or access to the areas specified in section 1 for bathing and fishing (including setting out of fishpots and landing boats), subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may find reasonable and necessary for protection of natural conditions and prevention of damage to marine life and formations.

2. 1978

   Pub. L. 95–348 § 7(b)(4) · 92 Stat. 487

   1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 398e

      Pub. L. 95–348 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 398e

      Pub. L. 95–348 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–348 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) Section 3 is amended by inserting “(a)” immediately after 16 USC 398e. “Sec. 3.” and by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: “(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge shall be imposed for entrance or admission into the Virgin Islands National Park.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision