US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 410ff–3

Administration

(a)

Authority of Secretary of the Interior; low-intensity, limited-entry basis for administration

section 410ff of this title39 Stat. 53516 U.S.C. 11

1 See References in Text note below.
Subject to the provisions of , the Secretary shall administer the park in accordance with the provisions of the Act of (), as amended and supplemented ( et seq.). In the administration of the park, the Secretary may utilize such statutory authority available for the conservation and management of wildlife and natural and cultural resources as he deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The park shall be administered on a low-intensity, limited-entry basis.

(b)

Limited visitor use; establishment of appropriate visitor carrying capacities

In recognition of the special fragility and sensitivity of the park’s resources, it is the intent of Congress that the visitor use within the park be limited to assure negligible adverse impact on the park resources. The Secretary shall establish appropriate visitor carrying capacities for the park.

(c)

Comprehensive general management plan

(1)
section 100502 of title 54 Within three complete fiscal years from , the Secretary, in consultation with The Nature Conservancy and the State of California, shall submit to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate, a comprehensive general management plan for the park, pursuant to criteria stated in the provisions of . Such plan shall include alternative considerations for the design and operation of a public transportation system connecting the park with the mainland, with such considerations to be developed in cooperation with the State of California and the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary shall seek the advice of the scientific community in the preparation of said plan, and conduct hearings for public comment in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
(2)
Those aspects of such a plan which relate to marine mammals shall be prepared by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary and the State of California.

Pub. L. 96–199, title II, § 20494 Stat. 76(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

39 Stat. 53516 U.S.C. 1act Aug. 25, 1916, ch. 40839 Stat. 535section 100101 of Title 54section 1865(a) of Title 18Pub. L. 113–287128 Stat. 3094section 100101 of Title 54The Act of (), as amended and supplemented ( et seq.), referred to in subsec. (a), is , , known as the National Park Service Organic Act, which enacted sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this title and provisions set out as a note under , National Park Service and Related Programs. Sections 1 to 4 of the Act were repealed and restated as , Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of Title 54 by , §§ 3, 4(a)(1), 7, , , 3260, 3272. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. For disposition of former sections of this title, see Disposition Table preceding .

Codification

section 100502 of title 54section 12(b) of the Act of August 18, 197084 Stat. 82516 U.S.C. 1a–1Pub. L. 113–287, § 6(e)128 Stat. 3272In subsec. (c)(1), “” substituted for “ (), as amended ( et seq.)” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on , by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Third Congress.