Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 87A — Modernizing Access to Public Land
§ 6851. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter:
Federal land
The term “Federal land” means any land managed by a Federal land management agency.
Federal land management agency
The term “Federal land management agency” means—
the Bureau of Reclamation;
the National Park Service;
the Bureau of Land Management;
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
the Forest Service; and
the Corps of Engineers.
Road or trail
The term “road or trail” means a road or trail designated by 1 or more of the Secretaries for public use.
Secretaries
The term “Secretaries” means—
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service;
the Secretary of the Interior; and
the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act
Pub. L. 117–114 § 2 · 136 Stat. 1175
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6851
(Pub. L. 117–114, § 2, Apr. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 1175.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–114, § 2, Apr. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 1175.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Federal land.— The term “Federal land” means any land managed by a Federal land management agency. (2) Federal land management agency.— The 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 trail.— The term “road or trail” means a road or trail designated by 1 or more of the Secretaries for public use. (4) Secretaries.— The 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.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 117–114, § 1, , 136 Stat. 1175, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act’.”