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 PUBLIC LAW 106-431—NOV. 6, 2000 114 STAT. 1905 Public Law 106-431 106th Congress An Act To establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area. Nov. 6, 2000 [H.R. 468] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Saint Helena Island National SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Scenic Area Act. This Act may be cited as the "Saint Helena Island National i6U^546note. Scenic Area Act". SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT HELENA ISLAND NATIONAL SCENIC 16 USC 54i3. AREA, MICHIGAN. (a) PURPOSE.— The purposes of this Act are— (1) to preserve and protect for present and future generations the outstanding resources and values of Saint Helena Island in Lake Michigan, Michigan; and (2) to provide for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of primitive recreation opportunities, fish and wildlife habitat, vegetation, and historical and cultural resources of the island. (b) ESTABLISHMENT. — For the purposes described in subsection (a), there shall be established the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area (in this Act referred to as the "scenic area"). (c) EFFECTIVE UPON CONVEYANCE.— Subsection (b) shall be effective upon conveyance of satisfactory title to the United States of the whole of Saint Helena Island, except that portion conveyed to the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association pursuant to section 1001 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-324; 110 Stat. 3948). SEC. 3. BOUNDARIES. 16 USC 54a. (a) SAINT HELENA ISLAND.— The scenic area shall comprise all of Saint Helena Island, in Lake Michigan, Michigan, and all associated rocks, pinnacles, islands, and islets within one-eighth mile of the shore of Saint Helena Island. (b) BOUNDARIES OF HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST EXTENDED. — Upon establishment of the scenic area, the boundaries of the Hiawatha National Forest shall be extended to include all of the lands within the scenic area. All such extended boundaries shall be deemed boundaries in existence as of January 1, 1965, for the purposes of section 8 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-9). (c) PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. —Solely for purposes of payments to local governments pursuant to section 6902 of title 31, United States Code, lands acquired by the United States under this Act shall be treated as entitlement lands.

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