Title 16 — Conservation
Part D · Chapter 103 — Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences
§ 8452. Broadband internet connectivity at developed recreation sites
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary and the Chief of the Forest Service shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Commerce to foster the installation or construction of broadband internet infrastructure at developed recreation sites on Federal recreational lands and waters to establish broadband internet connectivity—
subject to the availability of appropriations; and
in accordance with applicable law.
Identification
Not later than 3 years after , and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2031, the Secretary and the Chief of the Forest Service, in coordination with States and local communities, shall make publicly available—
a list of the highest priority developed recreation sites, as determined under subsection (c), on Federal recreational lands and waters that lack broadband internet;
to the extent practicable, an estimate of—
the cost to equip each of those sites with broadband internet infrastructure; and
the annual cost to operate that infrastructure; and
a list of potential—
barriers to operating the infrastructure described in paragraph (2)(A); and
methods to recover the costs of that operation.
Priorities
In selecting developed recreation sites for the list described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary and the Chief of the Forest Service shall give priority to developed recreation sites—
at which broadband internet infrastructure has not been constructed due to—
geographic challenges; or
the location having an insufficient number of nearby permanent residents, despite high seasonal or daily visitation levels; or
that are located in an economically distressed county that could benefit significantly from developing the outdoor recreation economy of the county.
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 § 142 · 138 Stat. 2864
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8452
(Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 142, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2864.)
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, § 142, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2864.)
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