16 U.S.C. § 459i

Cumberland Island National Seashore; establishment; boundary revisions: notification of Congressional committees, publication in Federal Register

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In order to provide for public outdoor recreation use and enjoyment of certain significant shoreline lands and waters of the United States, and to preserve related scenic, scientific, and historical values, there is established in the State of Georgia the Cumberland Island National Seashore (hereinafter referred to as the “seashore”) consisting of the area generally depicted on the drawing entitled “Boundary Map, Cumberland Island National Seashore”, numbered CUIS 40,000E, and dated January 1978, which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) may after notifying the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives in writing, make minor adjustments in the boundary of the seashore from time to time by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register, but the total acreage within the boundaries shall not exceed forty thousand five hundred acres.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2024 · leading case: Ctr. for a Sustainable Coast v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 100 F.4th 1349 (11th Cir. 2024).

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Ctr. for a Sustainable Coast v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 100 F.4th 1349 (11th Cir. 2024). · cites it 2× “The status quo on Cumberland Island is maintained by the Cumberland Island National Seashore Act, 16 U.S.C. § 459i et seq. That Act designates the entire island as a National Seashore, and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to recommend areas for a wilderness designation…”

High Point, LLLP v. Nat'l Park Serv., 850 F.3d 1185 (11th Cir. 2017). “16 U.S.C. §§ 459i — 459Í-9 (the “Seashore Act”).”

United States v. 34.60 Acres of Land, 642 F.2d 788 (5th Cir. 1981). “PER CURIAM: This appeal arises from a condemnation suit brought by the United States against several acres of land on Cumberland Island for the establishment of the Cumberland Island National Seashore under 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 459i et seq. Under that statute, Congress provided that…”

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