§ 460u-21. — Public access study.
[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-21]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXXIX--INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE
Sec. 460u-21. Public access study
(a) Preservation of lakeshore and conservation of energy
The Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation,
shall conduct a study of various modes of public access into and within
the lakeshore which are consistent with the preservation of the
lakeshore and conservation of energy by encouraging the use of
transportation modes other than personal motor vehicles.
(b) Utilization of clearinghouse resources and facilities
In carrying out the study, the Secretary shall utilize to the
greatest extent practicable the resources and facilities of the
organizations designated as clearinghouses under section 6506 of title
31 as implemented by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-95, and
which have comprehensive planning responsibilities in the regions where
the lakeshore is located, as well as any other agencies or organizations
which the Secretary may designate. The Secretary shall make provision
for timely and substantive consultations with the appropriate agencies
of the States of Indiana and Illinois, local elected officials, and the
general public in the formulation and implementation of the study.
(c) Adequacy of access facilities
The study shall address the adequacy of access facilities for
members of the public who desire to visit and enjoy the lakeshore.
Consideration shall be given to alternatives for alleviating the
dependence on automobile transportation. The study of public
transportation facilities shall cover the distance from cities of
thirty-five thousand population or more within fifty miles of the
lakeshore.
(d) Access proposals; retention of lakeshore values
The study shall include proposals deemed necessary to assure
equitable visitor access and public enjoyment by all segments of the
population, including those who are physically or economically
disadvantaged. It shall provide for retention of the natural, scenic,
and historic values for which the lakeshore was established, and shall
propose plans and alternatives for the protection and maintenance of
these values as they relate to transportation improvements.
(e) Renovation and preservation of South Shore Railroad
The study shall examine proposals for the renovation and
preservation of a portion of the existing South Shore Railroad passenger
car fleet. The study shall consider the historic value of the existing
rolling stock and its role in transporting visitors into and within the
lakeshore.
(f) Alternative improvement plans; cost estimates; sources of funding
The study shall present alternative plans to improve, construct, and
extend access roads, public transportation, and bicycle and pedestrian
trails. It shall include cost estimates of all plans considered in this
study, and shall discuss existing and proposed sources of funding for
the implementation of the recommended plan alternatives.
(g) Submittal to Congress
The study shall be completed and presented to the Congress within
two complete fiscal years from the effective date of this provision.
(h) Authorization of appropriations
Effective October 1, 1981, there is hereby authorized to be
appropriated not to exceed $200,000 for this study.
(Pub. L. 89-761, Sec. 21, as added Pub. L. 96-612, Sec. 1(11), Dec. 28,
1980, 94 Stat. 3576.)
References in Text
The effective date of this provision, referred to in subsec. (g),
probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 96-612, which was
approved Dec. 28, 1980.
Codification
In subsec. (b), ``section 6506 of title 31'' substituted for ``title
IV of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 [42 U.S.C. 4231 et
seq.]'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96
Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and
Finance.
