16 U.S.C. § 459f

Assateague Island National Seashore; purposes; description of area

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For the purpose of protecting and developing Assateague Island in the States of Maryland and Virginia and certain adjacent waters and small marsh islands for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment, the Assateague Island National Seashore (hereinafter referred to as the “seashore”) shall be established and administered in accordance with the provisions of sections 459f to 459f–11 of this title. The seashore shall comprise the area within Assateague Island and the small marsh islands adjacent thereto, together with the adjacent water areas not more than one-half mile beyond the mean high waterline of the land portions as generally depicted on a map identified as “Proposed Assateague Island National Seashore, Boundary Map, NS–AI–7100A, November, 1964”, which map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the Department of the Interior.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1969–1998 · leading case: United States v. 222.0 Acres of Land, 306 F. Supp. 138 (D. Maryland 1969).

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United States v. 222.0 Acres of Land, 306 F. Supp. 138 (D. Maryland 1969). “824 , 16 U.S. C.A. § 459f et seq. The government thereafter filed a series of land condemnation proceedings in this Court, the first of which was filed on April 27, 1967.”

United States v. Certain Land Situate of Worcester, 311 F. Supp. 1039 (D. Maryland 1970). “824 , 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 459f to 459Í-10. Assateague is 35 miles long and ranges between one-third of a mile and two miles in width, with 22 shoreline miles in Maryland and 13 in Virginia.”

Terry Collins v. Promark Prods., Inc., Defendant-Third-Party United States of Am., Third-Party, 956 F.2d 383 (2d Cir. 1992). “” The government notes that the National Park Service administers many areas that are subject to the jurisdiction of one or more states and gives as examples Assateague Island National Seashore, 16 U.S.C. § 459f, and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 16 U.”

Sea Hunt, Inc. v. Unidentified, Shipwrecked Vessel, 182 F.R.D. 206 (E.D. Va. 1998). “Actual ownership of the vessels, however, is irrelevant to the existence of the United States’ power to regulate the boating activities and obstructions on the surface navigable waters above the sunken vessels.”

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