In order to preserve and protect for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations an area possessing outstanding natural and recreational features, the Gateway National Recreation Area (hereinafter referred to as the "recreation area") is hereby established.
The recreation area shall comprise the following lands, waters, marshes, and submerged lands in the New York Harbor area generally depicted on the map entitled "Boundary Map, Gateway National Recreation Area," numbered 951-40017 sheets 1 through 3 and dated May, 1972:
The map referred to in this section shall be on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, District of Columbia. After advising the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate in writing, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to make minor revisions of the boundaries of the recreation area when necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register.
16 U.S.C. § 460cc
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1999-Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 106-132 added Pub. L. 92-592, §3(b)(2). See 1972 Amendment note below. 1994-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-437 substituted "Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate" for "Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate".1972-Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 92-592, §3(b)(2), as added by Pub. L. 106-132 substituted "World War Veterans Park at Miller Field" for "Miller Field".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
DEKORTE STATE PARK; PROTECTION AND USE OF; STUDY FOR ESTABLISHMENT AS A UNIT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATION AS UNIT OF GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Pub. L. 96-442, §3, Oct. 13, 1980, 94 Stat. 1887, directed Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine appropriate measures for protection, interpretation, and public use of natural wetlands and undeveloped uplands of that portion of Hackensack Meadowlands District identified as DeKorte State Park on official zoning maps of that District, with Secretary to consult with and seek advice of, representatives of interested local, State, and other Federal agencies, to determine suitability and feasibility of establishing the area as a unit of national park system, including its administration as a unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, together with alternative measures that could be undertaken to protect and interpret resources of area for public, and not later than two complete fiscal years from Oct. 13, 1980, to transmit a report of the study, including estimated development, operation, and maintenance costs of alternatives identified therein, to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of House of Representatives, together with his recommendations for such further legislation as may be appropriate, and authorized to be appropriated from amounts previously authorized to study lands for possible inclusion in national park system not to exceed $150,000 to carry out provisions of this Act.