16 U.S.C. § 398e
Bathing and fishing rights protected
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 398e, Bathing and fishing rights protected, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/443512
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Nothing in sections 398c to 398f of this title shall be construed as authorizing any limitation on customary uses of or access to the areas specified in section 398c of this title for bathing and fishing (including setting out of fishpots and landing boats), subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may find reasonable and necessary for protection of natural conditions and prevention of damage to marine life and formations.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no fee or charge shall be imposed for entrance or admission into the Virgin Islands National Park.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally