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§6236 Ministerial issuance, or amendment authorization

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 81A— - NATIONAL FOREST ORGANIZATIONAL CAMP FEE IMPROVEMENT › § 6236

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Routine giving or changing of an organizational camp special use permit does not have to follow the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. This only applies when the change will not alter the land, activities, facilities, or program, and one of these is true: control of the permit holder changed; a new permit replaces an expired one; or the change is only administrative (for example, changing the land‑use fee or switching to a new form) or adds mandatory environmental rules or makes the permit follow current law.

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Title 16, §6236

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(a)The ministerial issuance or amendment of an organizational camp special use authorization shall not be subject to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(b)For purposes of subsection (a), the ministerial issuance or amendment of an authorization occurs only when the issuance or amendment of the authorization would not change the physical environment or the activities, facilities, or program of the operations governed by the authorization, and at least one of the following apply:
(1)The authorization is issued upon a change in control of the holder of an existing authorization.
(2)The holder, upon expiration of an authorization, is issued a new authorization.
(3)The authorization is amended—
(A)to effectuate administrative changes, such as modification of the land use fee or conversion to a new special use authorization form; or
(B)to include nondiscretionary environmental standards or to conform with current law.

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The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4321 of Title 42 and Tables.

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16 U.S.C. § 6236

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73