Us Code § 6851 - Definitions
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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'."
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