An Act to provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes
PL 91-424 (S.621), enacted 09/26/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-424-SEPT. 26, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
Public Law 91-424 
September26, 1970 
AN A C T 
[s- 621] 
To provide for the establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore 
in the State of Wisconsin, and for other purposes. 
Apostle Islands 
National Lake-
shore, Wis. 
Establishment. 
Botindaries. 
Land acquisi-
tion. 
Owners of im-
proved property, 
retention rights. 
Termination 
right of Secre-
tary, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houde of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to 
conserve and develop for the benefit, inspiration, education, recrea-
tional use, and enjoyment of the public certain significant islands and 
shoreline of the United States and their related geographic, scenic, and 
scientific values, there is hereby established the Apostle Islands 
National Lakeshore (hereinafter referred to as the "la^Jieshore") in 
Ashland and Bayfield Counties, Wisconsin, consisting of the area 
generally depicted on the map entitled "Apostle Islands National 
Lakeshore", numbered NL-AI-91,000, sheets 1 and 2, and dated June 
1970. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 
office of the Director, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior. 
SEC. 2. No lands held in trust by the United States for either the Red 
Cliff Band or Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, 
or for allottees thereof, shall be acquired or included within the bound-
aries of the lakeshore established by this Act, with the following 
exception: 
If the Indians who own more than 50 per centum of the interest 
in allotment number 74 GL or allotment number 135 in the Red 
Cliff Reservation agree to sell the allotment to the Secretary of 
the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary"), the Sec-
retary may consent to the sale on behalf of the other owners, pur-
chase the allotment for the negotiated price and revise the 
boundaries of the lakeshore to include the allotment. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary may acquire within the boundaries of the lake-
shore lands and interests therein by donation, purchase with donated 
or appropriated funds, or exchange, but lands and interests in lands 
owned by the State of Wisconsin may be acquired only by donation. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Federal property 
located within the boundaries of the lakeshore may, with the concur-
rence of the agency having custody thereof, be transferred without 
transfer of funds to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary 
for the purposes of the lakeshore. 
SEC. 4. (a) With the exception of not more than eighty acres of land 
to be designated within the lakeshore boundaries by the Secretary as 
an administrative site, visitor center, and related facilities, as soon as 
practicable, any owner or owners of improved property on the date of 
its acquisition by the Secretary may, as a condition of such acquisition, 
retain for themselves and their successors or assigns a ri^ht of use and 
occupancy of the improved property for noncommercial residential 
purposes for a definite term not to exceed twenty-five years, or, in lieu 
thereof, for a term ending at the death of the owner, or the death of 
his spouse, whichever is the later. The owner shall elect the term to be 
reserved. The Secretary shall pay to the owner the fair market value of 
the property on the date of such acquisition less the fair market value 
on such date of the right retained by the owner. 
(b) A right of use and occupancy retained pursuant to this section 
may be terminated with respect to the entire property hj the Secretary 
upon his determination that the property or any portion thereof has 
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ceased to be used for noncommercial residential or for agricultural 
purposes, and upon tender to the holder of a right an amount equal to 
the fair market value, as of the date of the tender, of that portion of 
the right which remains unexpired on the date of termination. 
(c) The term "improved property", as used in this section, shall 
mean a detached, noncommercial residential dwelling, the construction 
of which was begun before January 1, 1967 (hereinafter referred to 
as "dwelling"), together with so much of the land on which the dwell-
ing is situated, the said land being in the same ownership as the dwell-
ing, as the Secretary shall designate to be reasonably necessary for the 
enjoyment of the dwelling for the sole purpose of noncommercial resi-
dential use, together with any structures accessory to the dwelling 
which are situated on the land so designated. 
SEC. 5. The Secretary shall permit hunting, fishing, and trapping on 
lands and waters under his jurisdiction within the boundaries of the 
lakeshore in accordance with the appropriate laws of Wisconsin and 
the United States to the extent applicable, except that he may designate 
zones where, and establish periods when, no hunting, trapping, or fish-
ing shall be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, 
fish or wildlife management, or public use and enjoyment. Except in 
emergencies, any regulations prescribing any such restrictions shall 
be put into effect only after consultation with the appropriate State 
agency responsible for hunting, trapping, and fishing activities. 
SEC. 6. The lakeshore shall be administered, protected, and developed 
in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 
Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4), as amended and supplemented; and the 
Act of April 9, 1924 (43 Stat. 90; 16 U.S.C. 8a et seq.), as amended, 
except that any other statutory authority available to the Secretary 
for the conservation and management of natural resources may be 
utilized to the extent he finds such authority will further the purposes 
of the Act. 
SEC. 7. In the administration, protection, and development of the 
lakeshore, the Secretary shall adopt and implement, and may from 
time to time revise, a land and water use management plan which shall 
include specific provision for— 
(a) protection of scenic, scientific, historic, geological, and 
archeological features contributing to public education, inspira-
tion, and enjoyment; 
(b) development of facilities to provide the benefits of public 
recreation together with such access roads as he deems appropri-
ate; and 
(c) preservation of the unique flora and fauna and the physio-
graphic and geologic conditions now prevailing on the Apostle 
Islands within the lakeshore: Provided^ That the Secretary may 
provide for the public enjoyment and understanding of the unique 
natural, historical, scientific, and archeological features of the 
Apostle Islands through the establishment of such trails, observa-
tion points, exhibits, and services as he may deem desirable. 
SEC. 8. There are authorized to be appropriated not more than 
$4,250,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not 
more than $5,000,000 for the development of the Apostle Islands 
National Lakeshore. 
Approved September 26, 1970. 
"Improved 
property." 
Hunting, 
fishing and 
trapping. 
Administration. 
46 Stat. 1053. 
16 u s e 8. 
Plan. 
Appropriation.