---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 8425"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "8425"
heading: "Motorized and nonmotorized access"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/8425"
units:
  - "Chapter 103 — Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences"
  - "Subchapter I — Outdoor Recreation and Infrastructure"
  - "Part B — Public Recreation on Federal Recreational Lands and Waters"
---

# §8425. Motorized and nonmotorized access

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary concerned](/usc/16/8401.md?p=8) shall seek to have, not later than 5 years after January 4, 2025, in a printed and publicly available format that is compliant with the format for geographic information systems—
  - (1) for each district administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, a ground transportation linear feature [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) authorized for public use or administrative use; and
  - (2) for each [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of the National Forest System, a motor vehicle use [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1), in accordance with existing law.
- (b) **Over-snow vehicle-use maps—** The [Secretary concerned](/usc/16/8401.md?p=8) shall seek to have, not later than 10 years after January 4, 2025, in a printed and publicly available format that is compliant with the format for geographic information systems, an over-snow vehicle-use [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) for each [unit](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=4) of [Federal recreational lands and waters](/usc/16/8401.md?p=2) administered by the Chief of the Forest Service or Director of the Bureau of Land Management on which over-snow vehicle-use occurs, in accordance with existing law.
- (c) **Out-of-date maps—** Not later than 20 years after the date on which the [Secretary concerned](/usc/16/8401.md?p=8) adopted or reviewed, through public notice and comment, a [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) described in subsection [(a)](#a) or [(b)](#b), the [Secretary concerned](/usc/16/8401.md?p=8) shall seek to review, through public notice and comment, and update, as necessary, the applicable [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1).
- (d) **Motorized and nonmotorized access—** The [Secretaries](/usc/16/8401.md?p=6) shall seek to create additional opportunities, as appropriate, and in accordance with existing law, for motorized and nonmotorized access and opportunities on [Federal recreational lands and waters](/usc/16/8401.md?p=2) administered by the Chief of the Forest Service or the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
- (e) **Savings clause—** Nothing in this section prohibits a lawful use, including authorized motorized or nonmotorized uses, on [Federal recreational lands and waters](/usc/16/8401.md?p=2) administered by the Chief of the Forest Service or the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, if the [Secretary concerned](/usc/16/8401.md?p=8) fails to meet a timeline established under this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 127, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2855.)