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16 U.S.C. 6851: DefinitionsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 87A-MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC LAND
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§6851. Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)  Federal land

The term “Federal land” means any land managed by a Federal land management agency.

(2)  Federal land management agency

The term “Federal land management agency” means⁠—

(A)  the Bureau of Reclamation;

(B)  the National Park Service;

(C)  the Bureau of Land Management;

(D)  the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

(E)  the Forest Service; and

(F)  the Corps of Engineers.

(3)  Road or trail

The term “road or trail” means a road or trail designated by 1 or more of the Secretaries for public use.

(4)  Secretaries

The term “Secretaries” means⁠—

(A)  the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service;

(B)  the Secretary of the Interior; and

(C)  the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

( Pub. L. 117–114, § 2 , Apr. 29, 2022 , 136 Stat. 1175 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 117–114, § 1, Apr. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 1175, provided that:

“This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act’.”