Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 87B — Modernizing Access to Public Waters
§ 6871. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter:
Federal fishing restriction
The term “Federal fishing restriction” means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or water management agency.
Federal land or water management agency
The term “Federal land or water management agency” means—
the Bureau of Reclamation;
the National Park Service;
the Bureau of Land Management;
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and
the Forest Service.
Federal waterway
The term “Federal waterway” means waters managed by 1 or more of the relevant Secretaries.
Federal waterway restriction
The term “Federal waterway restriction” means a restriction on the access or use of a Federal waterway applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the Secretaries.
Secretaries
The term “Secretaries” means—
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and
the Secretary of the Interior.
State
The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.
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.
Pub. L. 119–62 § 2 · 139 Stat. 1979
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6871
(Pub. L. 119–62, § 2, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1979.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–62 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 119–62, § 2, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1979.)
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 119–62, § 1, , 139 Stat. 1979, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025’ or the ‘MAPWaters Act of 2025’.”