PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior must encourage and help States to include wild, scenic, and recreational river areas when they make statewide outdoor recreation plans and when they apply for funding under chapter 2003 of title 54. The Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and other federal agency heads, must help States, local governments, landowners, private groups, and individuals plan, protect, and manage river resources. They can give advice, cooperate, and make written agreements that may include limited money or other aid. They may use authorities like section 102301 of title 54, the Volunteers in the Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a–558d), and section 6 of chapter 2003 of title 54. Federal facilities, equipment, tools, and technical help can be made available to volunteers. No federal permit may be made conditional on having one of these agreements.

Title 16, §1282

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(a)Assistance of Secretary of the Interior (b) Assistance of Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, or other Federal agency heads; use of Federal facilities, equipment, etc.; conditions on permits or other authorizations

The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage and assist the States to consider, in formulating and carrying out their comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plans and proposals for financing assistance for State and local projects submitted pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54), needs and opportunities for establishing State and local wild, scenic and recreational river areas.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Volunteers in the Forest Act of 1972, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(A), probably means the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972, Pub. L. 92–300, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147, which was classified generally to former sections 558a to 558d of this title, prior to being amended generally and renamed the Volunteers in the National Forests and Public Lands Act by Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913. section 342 of Pub. L. 118–234, set out as a note under section 558a of this title, provides that a reference in any law to the Volunteers in National Forests Act of 1972 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Volunteers in the National Forests and Public Lands Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 558a of this title and Tables. Codification In subsec. (b)(2)(A), the words “(16 U.S.C. 18g–j)” were omitted following “section 102301 of title 54” in view of the amendment by Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(d)(31)(B)(i). See 2014 Amendment note below.

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(d)(31)(A), substituted “chapter 2003 of title 54” for “the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (78 Stat. 897”. Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(d)(31)(B)(i), substituted “section 102301 of title 54” for “the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969”. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(d)(31)(B)(ii), substituted “chapter 2003 of title 54” for “the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965”. 1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–590 struck out provisions relating to provision of technical assistance and advice to and cooperation with States, etc., in establishment of areas. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–590 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The Secretaries of Agriculture and of Health and Human Services shall likewise, in accordance with the authority vested in them assist, advise, and cooperate with State and local agencies and private interests with respect to establishing such wild, scenic and recreational river areas.”

§1282 Assistance to State and Local Projects