2014 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation (Sections 1 - 7304)
Chapter 2 - National Forests (Sections 471 - 546b-1)
Subchapter II - Scenic Areas (Sections 541 - 546b-1)
Sec. 546a - Boundaries

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2 - NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER II - SCENIC AREAS
Sec. 546a - Boundaries
Containssection 546a
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 106-431, §3, Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1905; Pub. L. 113-287, §5(d)(18), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3266.
Statutes at Large References114 Stat. 1905
128 Stat. 3266
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 106-431, Public Law 113-287

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16 U.S.C. § 546a (2014)
§546a. Boundaries(a) Saint Helena Island

The scenic area shall comprise all of Saint Helena Island, in Lake Michigan, Michigan, and all associated rocks, pinnacles, islands, and islets within one-eighth mile of the shore of Saint Helena Island.

(b) Boundaries of Hiawatha National Forest extended

Upon establishment of the scenic area, the boundaries of the Hiawatha National Forest shall be extended to include all of the lands within the scenic area. All such extended boundaries shall be deemed boundaries in existence as of January 1, 1965, for the purposes of section 100506 of title 54.

(c) Payments to local governments

Solely for purposes of payments to local governments pursuant to section 6902 of title 31, lands acquired by the United States under sections 546 to 546a–5 of this title shall be treated as entitlement lands.

(Pub. L. 106–431, §3, Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1905; Pub. L. 113–287, §5(d)(18), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3266.)

AMENDMENTS

2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted "section 100506 of title 54" for "section 460l–9 of this title".

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