§8412 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary in charge must make a full inventory and assessment of recreation resources on federal lands and waters. The inventory must be shaped with public input and be updated when the Secretary thinks it is needed. The inventory must note special recreation values and places with heavy use. It must list and map resources by kind of activity and by the natural or man-made facilities there, show how much they were used on the date of the inventory when that information exists, and describe any trends in use or opportunities when possible. For each resource, the Secretary must estimate maintenance needs and costs, judge whether it is suitable for new or larger recreation projects, and review whether current management is adequate. The Secretary must use existing research and planning when practical.

Title 16, §8412

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(a)(1)The Secretary concerned shall—

(A)conduct an inventory and assessment of recreation resources for Federal recreational lands and waters;

(B)develop the inventory and assessment with support from public comment; and

(C)update the inventory and assessment as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate.

(2)An inventory and assessment conducted under paragraph (1) shall—

(A)recognize—

(i)any unique recreation values and recreation opportunities; and

(ii)areas of concentrated recreational use; and

(B)identify, list, and map recreation resources by—

(i)type of recreation opportunity and type of natural or artificial recreation infrastructure;

(ii)to the extent available, the level of use of the recreation resource as of the date of the inventory; and

(iii)identifying, to the extent practicable, any trend relating to recreation opportunities or use at a recreation resource identified under subparagraph (A).

(3)For any recreation resource inventoried under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall assess—

(A)the maintenance needs of, and expenses necessary to administer, the recreation resource;

(B)the suitability for developing, expanding, or enhancing the recreation resource; and

(C)the adequacy of the current management of the recreation resource.

(b)To the extent practicable, the Secretary concerned shall use or incorporate existing applicable research and planning decisions and processes in carrying out this section.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is comprised of section 112 of Pub. L. 118–234. Subsec. (c) of section 112 of Pub. L. 118–234 amended section 200103 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs.

§8412 Identifying opportunities for recreation

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Title 16, §8412

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