Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§460lll–14 Forest Highways
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXIII — LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES PROTECTION › Part A — Establishment, Administration, and Jurisdiction › § 460lll–14
Summary
Treat "The Trace" and every paved road inside the Recreation Area as forest highways. States must take care of those roads. The Secretary of Transportation must, as much as the law allows, pay all or part of the maintenance costs from DOT money set aside for highway construction and maintenance.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §460lll–14
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(a)In general
For purposes of section 204 of title 23, the road known as “The Trace” and every other paved road within the Recreation Area (including any road constructed to secondary standards) shall be considered to be a forest highway.
(b)State responsibility
(1)In general
The States shall be responsible for the maintenance of forest highways within the Recreation Area.
(2)Reimbursement
To the maximum extent provided by law, from funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation and available for purposes of highway construction and maintenance, the Secretary of Transportation shall reimburse the States for all or a portion of the costs of maintenance of forest highways in the Recreation Area.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
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Section 204 of title 23, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed and a new section 204 enacted by Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1119(a), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 473, 489.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 460lll–14
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110