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Rule2026-17198

Gulf Islands National Seashore; Personal Watercraft

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Published
August 24, 2026
Effective
September 23, 2026

Issuing agencies

Interior DepartmentNational Park Service

Abstract

The National Park Service revises special regulations governing the use of personal watercraft at Gulf Islands National Seashore. This rule reduces the distance of flat wake speed zones from certain shorelines and codifies existing closures at West Petit Bois Island and the Fort Pickens ferry pier.

Indexed from Federal Register on August 24, 2026.

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