§6851. Definitions

16 U.S.C. § 6851

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.

Notes, amendments, and revision history

(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’.”