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16 U.S.C. § 7911

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Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH98
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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In this subchapter:(1) Federal landThe term “Federal land” means—(A) any land in the National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of this title) that is administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and (B) public lands (as defined in section 1702 of title 43), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. (2) Secretary concernedThe term “Secretary concerned” means—(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); and (B) the Secretary, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(B). (Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4101, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 757.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Definition of “Secretary” Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, see section 2 of Pub. L. 116–9, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

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