Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 87B — Modernizing Access to Public Waters
§ 6874. Cooperation and coordination
Statutory text
Community partners and third-party providers
For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Secretaries may—
coordinate and partner with non-Federal agencies and private sector and nonprofit partners, including—
State natural resource agencies;
Tribal natural resource agencies;
technology companies;
geospatial data companies; and
experts in data science, analytics, and operations research; and
enter into an agreement with a third party to carry out any provision of this chapter.
United States Geological Survey
The Secretaries may work with the Director of the United States Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, and publish data on behalf of the Secretaries to meet the requirements of this chapter.
Requirement
With respect to data developed and distributed under this chapter, the Secretaries shall—
develop the data in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and Tribal laws (including regulations); and
include a notice that any geospatial data are subject to applicable Federal, State, and Tribal laws (including regulations).
Existing efforts
To the extent practicable, the Secretary concerned shall use or incorporate existing applicable data, maps, and resources in carrying out this chapter, including data, maps, and resources developed and published under—
the Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (16 U.S.C. 6851 et seq.);
other applicable law.
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 § 5 · 139 Stat. 1981
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6874
(Pub. L. 119–62, § 5, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1981.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–62 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 119–62, § 5, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1981.)
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), is Pub. L. 117–114, , 136 Stat. 1175, which is classified generally to chapter 87A (§ 6851 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6851 of this title and Tables.