Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§3121 Rural Residents Engaged in Subsistence Uses
Title 16 › CHAPTER 51 — ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER II — SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT AND USE › § 3121
Summary
The Secretary must ensure rural residents who rely on subsistence can access public land resources and, despite other laws, must allow traditional snowmobiles, boats, or similar transport for subsistence under reasonable rules.
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Title 16, §3121
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(a)Access to subsistence resources
The Secretary shall ensure that rural residents engaged in subsistence uses shall have reasonable access to subsistence resources on the public lands.
(b)Use of snowmobiles, motorboats, or other means of surface transportation
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or other law, the Secretary shall permit on the public lands appropriate use for subsistence purposes of snowmobiles, motorboats, and other means of surface transportation traditionally employed for such purposes by local residents, subject to reasonable regulation.
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This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 3121
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110