Title 36 — Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-73

§104 Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day is held on the first Saturday after Labor Day. The President must issue a proclamation asking people across the country to join cleanup programs, ceremonies, and activities, but a manager of federal land may allow a state to hold its events on a different day if weather or other local reasons make another date better.

Full Legal Text

Title 36, §104

Patriotic and National Observances — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The first Saturday after Labor Day is Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day.

(b)The President shall issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. However, activities may be undertaken in individual States on a day other than the first Saturday after Labor Day if a manager of Federal land decides that an alternative date is more appropriate because of climatological or other factors.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 104(a)36:169i (1st sentence).Aug. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–402, § 3, 100 Stat. 910; Nov. 12, 1996, Pub. L. 104–333, § 806, 110 Stat. 4188. 104(b)36:169i (last sentence). In subsection (b), the words “associated with Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day” are omitted as unnecessary.

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36 U.S.C. § 104

Title 36 — Patriotic and National Observances

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73