16 USC 410eeee - New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 15, 2024

§ 410eeee.

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation

(a)

Short title

(b)

Designation of New River Gorge National Park and New River Gorge National Preserve, West Virginia

(1)

Redesignation

The New River Gorge National River established under section 1101 1

 See References in Text note below.

of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15) shall be known and designated as the “New River Gorge National Park and Preserve”, consisting of—

(A)

the New River Gorge National Park; and

(B)

the New River Gorge National Preserve.

(2)

New River Gorge National Park

(3)

New River Gorge National Preserve; boundary

(c)

Administration

(1)

In general

The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) in accordance with—

(A)

this section;

(B)

the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including—

(i)

section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54; and

(ii)

chapter 3201 of title 54; and

(C)

title XI of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–15 et seq.),¹ except that the provisions of section 1106 ¹ of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460m–20) relating to hunting shall not apply to the New River Gorge National Park.

(2)

Hunting and fishing

(A)

Hunting

Hunting within the New River Gorge National Preserve shall be administered by the Secretary—

(i)

in the same manner as hunting was administered on the day before December 27, 2020, in those portions of the New River Gorge National River designated as the New River Gorge National Preserve by subsection (b)(3); and

(ii)

in accordance with—

(I)

section 1106 ¹ of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–20); and

(II)

other applicable laws.

(B)

Fishing

Fishing within the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve shall be administered by the Secretary—

(i)

in the same manner as fishing was administered within the New River Gorge National River on the day before December 27, 2020; and

(ii)

in accordance with—

(I)

section 1106 ¹ of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460m–20); and

(II)

other applicable laws.

(C)

Private land

(3)

Land acquisition

(A)

Additional land for national preserve

(i)

In general

(ii)

Boundary modification

On acquisition of any land or interest in land under clause (i), the Secretary shall—

(I)

modify the boundary of the New River Gorge National Preserve to reflect the acquisition; and

(II)

administer the land or interest in land in accordance with the laws applicable to the New River Gorge National Preserve.

(B)

Visitor parking

(i)

In general

The Secretary may acquire not more than 100 acres of land in the vicinity of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange to provide for—

(I)

visitor parking; and

(II)

improved public access to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

(ii)

Administration

(4)

Commercial recreational watercraft services

(5)

References

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title II, § 202, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3089.)

cite as: 16 USC 410eeee