Title 16 — Conservation
Part B · Chapter 103 — Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences
§ 8424. Restoration of overnight campsites
Statutory text
Definitions
In this section:
Recreation Area
The term “Recreation Area” means the recreation area and grounds associated with the recreation area on the map entitled “Ouachita National Forest Camping Restoration” and dated , on file with the Forest Service.
Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
In general
The Secretary shall—
not later than 6 months after , identify 54 areas within the Recreation Area that may be suitable for overnight camping; and
not later than 2 years after —
review each area identified under paragraph (1); and
from the areas so identified, select and establish at least 27 campsites and related facilities within the Recreation Area for public use.
Requirements related to campsites and related facilities
The Secretary shall—
ensure that at least 27 campsites are available under subsection (b), of which not less than 8 shall have electric and water hookups; and
ensure that each campsite and related facility identified or established under subsection (b) is located outside of the 1 percent annual exceedance probability flood elevation.
Reopening of certain sites
Not later than 30 days after , the Secretary shall open each campsite within the Recreation Area that—
exists on ;
is located outside of the 1 percent annual exceedance probability flood elevation;
was in operation on ; and
would not interfere with any current (as of ) day use areas.
Day use areas
Not later than 1 year after , the Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to rehabilitate and make publicly accessible the areas in the Recreation Area identified for year-round day use, including the following:
Loop A.
Loop B.
The covered, large-group picnic pavilion in Loop D.
The parking lot in Loop D.
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. 118–234 title I § 124 · 138 Stat. 2846
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8424
(Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 124, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2846.)
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, § 124, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2846.)
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