PUBLIC LAW 113–87—MAR. 13, 2014 128 STAT. 1017 

Public Law 113–87 

113th Congress 

An Act 

To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping 

Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes National 

Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act’’. 

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

In this Act: 

(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map consisting of 

6 sheets entitled ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 

Proposed Wilderness Boundary’’, numbered 634/80,083B, and 

dated November 2010. 

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

SEC. 3. SLEEPING BEAR DUNES WILDERNESS. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land and inland water within the 

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore comprising approximately 

32,557 acres along the mainland shore of Lake Michigan and on 

certain nearby islands in Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, 

as generally depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness 

and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 

System, to be known as the ‘‘Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness’’. 

(b) MAP.— 

(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map shall be on file and available 

for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park 

Service. 

(2) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary may correct any clerical 

or typographical errors in the map. 

(3) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as practicable after the 

date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare 

a legal description of the wilderness boundary and submit 

a copy of the map and legal description to the Committee 

on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. 

(c) ROAD SETBACKS.—The wilderness boundary shall be— 

(1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads; 

and 

(2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent State highways. 

16 USC 1132 

note. 

Sleeping Bear 

Dunes National 

Lakeshore 

Conservation and 

Recreation Act. 

Mar. 13, 2014 

[S. 23] 


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128 STAT. 1018 PUBLIC LAW 113–87—MAR. 13, 2014 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 23: 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 113–14 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 

Vol. 159 (2013): June 19, considered and passed Senate. 

Vol. 160 (2014): Mar. 4, considered and passed House. 

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SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 

area designated by section 3(a) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

seq.), except that— 

(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective 

date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 

date of enactment of this Act; and 

(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary 

of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 

Secretary. 

(b) MAINTENANCE OF ROADS OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

BOUNDARY.—Nothing in this Act prevents the maintenance and 

improvement of roads that are located outside the boundary of 

the wilderness area designated by section 3(a). 

(c) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect to the management 

of fish and wildlife, including hunting and fishing within the 

national lakeshore in accordance with section 5 of Public Law 

91–479 (16 U.S.C. 460x–4). 

(d) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—Nothing in this Act modifies, alters, 

or affects— 

(1) any treaty rights; or 

(2) any valid private property rights in existence on the 

day before the date of enactment of this Act. 

Approved March 13, 2014. 


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