Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§6853 Digitization and Publication of Easements
Title 16 › CHAPTER 87A — MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC LAND › § 6853
Summary
By April 29, 2026, each Secretary must put GIS maps on their agency website showing federal interests in private land—like easements (not flowage), reservations, and rights‑of‑way—where the government does not hold fee title and that may allow public recreational access. They must also create a way for the public to send questions or comments about those maps.
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Title 16, §6853
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(a)In general
Not later than 4 years after April 29, 2022, each of the Secretaries, to the maximum extent practicable, shall digitize and publish on the applicable agency website geographic information system mapping data that specifies, with respect to the relevant Secretary, all Federal interests in private land, including easements (other than flowage easements), reservations, and rights-of-way—
(1)to which the Federal Government does not have a fee title interest; and
(2)that may be used to provide public recreational access to the Federal land.
(b)Public comment
The Secretaries shall develop a process to allow members of the public to submit questions or comments regarding the information described in subsection (a).
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16 U.S.C. § 6853
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110