§ 8412. Identifying opportunities for recreation

Statutory text

Inventory and assessments

In general

The Secretary concerned shall—

conduct an inventory and assessment of recreation resources for Federal recreational lands and waters;

develop the inventory and assessment with support from public comment; and

update the inventory and assessment as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate.

Unique recreation values

An inventory and assessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall—

recognize—

any unique recreation values and recreation opportunities; and

areas of concentrated recreational use; and

identify, list, and map recreation resources by—

type of recreation opportunity and type of natural or artificial recreation infrastructure;

to the extent available, the level of use of the recreation resource as of the date of the inventory; and

identifying, to the extent practicable, any trend relating to recreation opportunities or use at a recreation resource identified under subparagraph (A).

Assessments

For any recreation resource inventoried under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall assess—

the maintenance needs of, and expenses necessary to administer, the recreation resource;

the suitability for developing, expanding, or enhancing the recreation resource; and

the adequacy of the current management of the recreation resource.

Existing efforts

To the extent practicable, the Secretary concerned shall use or incorporate existing applicable research and planning decisions and processes in carrying out this section.

Omitted

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.

2025
Pub. L. 118–234 title I § 112 · 138 Stat. 2838
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8412
(Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 112, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2838.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 118–234 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 112, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2838.)

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section is comprised of section 112 of Pub. L. 118–234. Subsec. (c) of section 112 of Pub. L. 118–234 amended section 200103 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

Credits

(Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 112, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2838.)