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36 U.S.C. 104: Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup DayText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 1-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
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§104. Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day

(a)  Designation.⁠—The first Saturday after Labor Day is Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day.

(b)  Proclamation.⁠—The President shall issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. However, activities may be undertaken in individual States on a day other than the first Saturday after Labor Day if a manager of Federal land decides that an alternative date is more appropriate because of climatological or other factors.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1255 .)

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Source (Statutes at Large)

104(a)

36:169i (1st sentence).

Aug. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–402, § 3, 100 Stat. 910; Nov. 12, 1996, Pub. L. 104–333, § 806, 110 Stat. 4188.

104(b)

36:169i (last sentence).

 

In subsection (b), the words “associated with Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day” are omitted as unnecessary.