PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Private landowners do not have to let the public or any government agency onto their land just because the area is called a park. Calling an area a park does not change other laws about access or use of private land, does not by itself make owners legally liable if someone is injured, and does not take away government power to regulate how private land inside the park is used.

Title 16, §410kkk–4

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(a)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to—

(1)require any private property owner to permit public access (including Federal, State, or local government access) to such private property; or

(2)modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law with regard to public access to or use of private lands.

(b)Designation of the park shall not be considered to create any liability, or to have any effect on any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any persons injured on such private property.

(c)Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to modify any authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate the use of private land within the boundary of the park.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of Pub. L. 108–387, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2234, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 410kkk of this title and Tables.

§410kkk–4 Private Property Protection