Title 16 — Conservation
Part C · Chapter 103 — Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences
§ 8443. Monitoring for improved recreation decision making
Statutory text
In general
The Secretaries shall seek to capture comprehensive recreation use data to better understand and inform decision making by the Secretaries.
Pilot protocols
Not later than 1 year after , and after public notice and comment, the Secretaries shall establish pilot protocols at not fewer than 10 land management units under the jurisdiction of each of the Secretaries to model recreation use patterns (including low-use recreation activities and dispersed recreation activities) that may not be effectively measured by existing general and opportunistic survey and monitoring protocols.
Secretaries defined
In this section, the term “Secretaries” means—
the Secretary, with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary;
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service;
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with respect to Federal waters under the jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
the Assistant Secretary of Army for Civil Works, with respect to lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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 § 133 · 138 Stat. 2862
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8443
(Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 133, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2862.)
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, § 133, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2862.)
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