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16 U.S.C. § 459f–5 — Administration of Seashore
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section460k&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(c) Cooperative agreements and technical assistance to protect seashore resources** 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
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section460k&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(c) Cooperative agreements and technical assistance to protect seashore resources** 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.
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In recognition of mounting public demands for recreational opportunities on areas within the National Wildlife Refuge System, national fish hatcheries, and other conservation areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior for fish and wildlife purposes; and in recognition also of the resulting imperative need, if such recreational opportunities are provided, to assure that any present or future recreational use will be compatible with, and will not prevent accomplishment of, the primary purposes for which the said conservation areas were acquired or established, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, as an appropriate incidental or secondary use, to administer such areas or parts thereof for public recreation when in his judgment public recreation can be an appropriate incidental or secondary use: Provided, That such public recreation use shall be permitted only to the extent that is practicable and not inconsistent with other previously authorized Federal operations or with the primary objectives for which each particular area is established: Provided further, That in order to insure accomplishment of such primary objectives, the Secretary, after consideration of all authorized uses, purposes, and other pertinent factors relating to individual areas, shall curtail public recreation use generally or certain types of public recreation use within individual areas or in portions thereof whenever he considers such action to be necessary: And provided further, That none of the aforesaid refuges, hatcheries, game ranges, and other conservation areas shall be used during any fiscal year for those forms of recreation that are not directly related to the primary purposes and functions of the individual areas until the Secretary shall have determined—
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 460g
ject to such other conditions, reservations, and
restrictions as the Secretary may determine to
be necessary for the management and operation
of the reservoir, or for the protection of lessees
or owners of cottage sites within the area.
(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 987, § 2, 70 Stat. 1065.)
§ 460g. Transfer to State, etc., for roadway pur-
poses
The Secretary of the Army may, by quitclaim
deed, deed of easement, or otherwise, transfer to
the State in which lands sold for cottage site de-
velopment and use pursuant to this subchapter
are located, or to any political subdivision
thereof, or to any organization consisting of not
less than 50 per centum of the owners of cottage
sites in the area, without monetary consider-
ation, any lands being used or to be used for
roads primarily to serve the cottage site areas:
Provided, however, That the deed or other instru-
ment transferring such land shall specifically
provide for appropriate use and maintenance of
the property by the State, political subdivision,
or organization, and any deed conveying title to
such lands for roadway purposes shall contain
the condition and limitation that in the event
the land conveyed shall fail or cease to be used
for roadway purposes the same shall imme-
diately revert to and vest in the United States.
(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 987, § 3, 70 Stat. 1065.)
§ 460h. Costs of surveys or relocation of bound-
aries
The costs of any surveys or the relocation of
boundary markers necessary as an incident of a
conveyance or other property transfer under
this subchapter shall be borne by the grantee.
(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 987, § 4, 70 Stat. 1066.)
§ 460i. Delegation of powers; regulations
The Secretary of the Army may delegate any
authority conferred upon
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