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16 U.S.C. § 6851

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/us/usc/t16/s6851
Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH87A
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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In this chapter:(1) Federal landThe term “Federal land” means any land managed by a Federal land management agency. (2) Federal land management agencyThe term “Federal land management agency” means—(A) the Bureau of Reclamation; (B) the National Park Service; (C) the Bureau of Land Management; (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (E) the Forest Service; and (F) the Corps of Engineers. (3) Road or trailThe term “road or trail” means a road or trail designated by 1 or more of the Secretaries for public use. (4) SecretariesThe term “Secretaries” means—(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; (B) the Secretary of the Interior; and (C) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. (Pub. L. 117–114, § 2, Apr. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 1175.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Short TitlePub. L. 117–114, § 1, Apr. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 1175, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act’.”

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