HR 3209 · 101th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Access and Enhancement Act
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EnactedLatest: Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk:. House disagrees to Senate amendment.(1990-11-02)
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Access and Enhancement Act - Amends Federal law to include specified rights-of-way in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to acquire roads and road rights-of-way owned by a State or local government when they are no longer necessary for public access or their continuation interferes with the purposes for which the Lakeshore was established. Revises Lakeshore boundaries to include specified river corridors and wetlands. Directs the Secretary to complete protection plans for such areas. Requires studies of the Deep River Corridor and the Beverly Shores wetlands to be submitted to specified congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations for such studies and plans. Allows individual property owners within Lakeshore boundaries to retain use and occupancy rights on improved property for noncommercial residential purposes. Grants the Secretary the right-of-first-refusal whenever a property owner intends to transfer ownership. Requires leaseback of improved residential property to previous owners in the case of any property acquired by the United States before a certain date. Authorizes appropriations for the ma…
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