Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 98 — Sportsmen’s Access to Federal Land
§ 7911. Definitions
Statutory text
In this subchapter:
Federal land
The term “Federal land” means—
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
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.
Secretary concerned
The term “Secretary concerned” means—
the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); and
the Secretary, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(B).
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.
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
Pub. L. 116–9 title IV § 4101 · 133 Stat. 580
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 7911
(Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4101, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 757.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4101, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 757.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 4101. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) Federal land.— The term “Federal land” means— (A) any land in the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) that is administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and (B) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. (2) Secretary concerned.— The 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).
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
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.