Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§7911 Definitions

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 98— - SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND › § 7911

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines "Federal land" as two kinds: National Forest System land run by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service, and public land surfaces run by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management. "Secretary concerned" names the Agriculture Secretary for the first kind and the Secretary who runs the BLM for the second.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §7911

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “Federal land” means—

(A)any land in the National Forest System (as defined in section 1609(a) of this title) that is administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and

(B)public lands (as defined in section 1702 of title 43), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.

(2)The term “Secretary concerned” means—

(A)the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); and

(B)the Secretary, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(B).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definition of “Secretary” Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, see section 2 of Pub. L. 116–9, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 7911

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73