§ 460u-20. — Paul H. Douglas Ecological and Recreational Unit and Center for Environmental Education.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC460u-20]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXXIX--INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE
Sec. 460u-20. Paul H. Douglas Ecological and Recreational Unit
and Center for Environmental Education
(a) Dedication of lakeshore
The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is hereby dedicated to the
memory of Paul H. Douglas in grateful recognition of his leadership in
the effort to protect, preserve, and enhance the natural, scientific,
historic, and recreational value of the lakeshore for the use,
enjoyment, and edification of present and future generations.
(b) Establishment
To further accomplish the purposes of subsection (a) of this
section, the Secretary of the Interior shall designate the west unit of
the lakeshore as the ``Paul H. Douglas Ecological and Recreational
Unit'' and shall, subject to appropriations being granted, design and
construct a suitable structure or designate an existing structure within
the lakeshore to be known as the ``Paul H. Douglas Center for
Environmental Education'' which shall provide facilities designed
primarily to familiarize students and other visitors with, among other
things: (1) the natural history of the lakeshore and its association
with the natural history of the Great Lakes region; (2) the evolution of
human activities in the area; and (3) the historical features which led
to the establishment of the lakeshore by the Congress of the United
States.
(c) Preparation of informative materials
To inform the public of the contributions of Paul H. Douglas to the
creation of the lakeshore, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide
such signs, markers, maps, interpretive materials, literature, and
programs as he deems appropriate.
(Pub. L. 89-761, Sec. 20, as added Pub. L. 96-612, Sec. 1(1), Dec. 28,
1980, 94 Stat. 3575.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 460u-9 of this title.
