Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§6855 Cooperation and coordination

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 87A— - MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC LAND › § 6855

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretaries can hire third parties to carry out any part of the chapter. They must work with the Director of the United States Geological Survey on collecting and preparing the data needed.

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Title 16, §6855

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(a)The Secretaries may enter into an agreement with a third party to carry out any provision of this chapter.

(b)The Secretaries shall work with the Director of the United States Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, or publish data on behalf of the Secretaries to meet the requirements of this chapter.

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2025—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–234 substituted “shall” for “may” and “the Secretaries” for “the Secretary of the Interior”.

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16 U.S.C. § 6855

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73