Title 16 — Conservation
Part C · Chapter 103 — Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences
§ 8521. Increasing youth recreation visits to Federal land
Statutory text
Strategy
Not later than 2 years after , the Secretaries, acting jointly, shall develop and make public a strategy to increase the number of youth recreation visits to Federal recreational lands and waters.
Requirements
A strategy developed under subsection (a)—
shall—
emphasize increased recreation opportunities on Federal recreational lands and waters for underserved youth;
establish objectives and quantifiable targets for increasing youth recreation visits; and
provide the anticipated costs to achieve the objectives and meet the targets established under subparagraph (B); and
shall not establish any preference between similar recreation facilitated by noncommercial or commercial entities.
Update to strategy
Not later than 5 years after the date of the publication of the strategy required under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretaries shall update the strategy and make public the update.
Agreements
The Secretaries may enter into contracts or cost-share agreements (including contracts or agreements for the acquisition of vehicles) to carry out this section.
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 § 231 · 138 Stat. 2890
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 8521
(Pub. L. 118–234, title II, § 231, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2890.)
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, § 231, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2890.)
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