§ 698m-3. — Status of Big Cypress National Preserve and Addition; report to Congress; plan.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC698m-3]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 6--GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION
Sec. 698m-3. Status of Big Cypress National Preserve and
Addition; report to Congress; plan
Not later than two years after April 29, 1988, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a detailed report on, and further plan for, the
preserve and Addition including--
(1) the status of the existing preserve, the effectiveness of
past regulation and management of the preserve, and recommendations
for future management of the preserve and the Addition;
(2) a summary of the public's use of the preserve and the status
of the access points developed pursuant to section 698m-2 of this
title;
(3) the need for involvement of other State and Federal agencies
in the management and expansion of the preserve and Addition;
(4) the status of land acquisition; and
(5) a determination, made in conjunction with the State of
Florida, of the adequacy of the number, location, and design of the
recreational access points on I-75/Alligator Alley for access to the
Big Cypress National Preserve, including the Addition.
The determination required by paragraph (5) shall incorporate the
results of any related studies of the State of Florida Department of
Transportation and other Florida State agencies. Any recommendation for
significant changes in the approved recreational access points,
including any proposed additions, shall be accompanied by an assessment
of the environmental impact of such changes.
(Pub. L. 93-440, Sec. 11, as added Pub. L. 100-301, Sec. 6, Apr. 29,
1988, 102 Stat. 446.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 698f, 698g, 698h, 698i,
698j, 698m, 698m-1 of this title.
