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title: "16 U.S.C. § 459d–5"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 459d–5 - Roadways to access highways from mainland

## Text

The Secretary may provide for roadways from the north and south boundaries of such public recreation area to the access highways from the mainland to Padre Island.

(Pub. L. 87–712, § 6, Sept. 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 652.)