Title 16 — Conservation
Part A · Chapter 103 — Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences
§ 8481. Accessible recreation inventory
Statutory text
Assessment
Not later than 5 years after , the Secretary concerned shall—
carry out a comprehensive assessment of outdoor recreation facilities on Federal recreational lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary concerned to determine the accessibility of such outdoor recreation facilities, consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 794 of title 29, including—
camp shelters, camping facilities, and camping units;
boat launch ramps;
hunting, fishing, shooting, or archery ranges or locations;
outdoor constructed features;
picnic facilities and picnic units; and
any other outdoor recreation facilities, as determined by the Secretary concerned; and
make information about such opportunities available (including through the use of prominently displayed links) on public websites of—
each of the Federal land management agencies; and
each relevant unit and subunit of the Federal land management agencies.
Inclusion of current assessments
As part of the comprehensive assessment required under subsection (a)(1), to the extent practicable, the Secretary concerned may rely on assessments completed or data gathered prior to .
Public information
Not later than 7 years after , the Secretary concerned shall identify opportunities to create, update, or replace signage and other publicly available information, including web page information, related to accessibility and consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 794 of title 29 at outdoor recreation facilities covered by the assessment required under subsection (a)(1).
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 II § 211 · 138 Stat. 2881
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8481
(Pub. L. 118–234, title II, § 211, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2881.)
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 II, § 211, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2881.)
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), is Pub. L. 90–480, , 82 Stat. 718, which is classified generally to chapter 51 (§ 4151 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4151 of Title 42 and Tables.
Section 794 of title 29, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), was in the original a reference to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and was translated as meaning section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pub. L. 93–112, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.