Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§6855 Cooperation and Coordination
Title 16 › CHAPTER 87A — MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC LAND › § 6855
Summary
Secretaries may hire outside parties to do any part of this chapter and must work with the United States Geological Survey Director to gather, digitize, standardize, or publish needed data.
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Title 16, §6855
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(a)Third-party providers
The Secretaries may enter into an agreement with a third party to carry out any provision of this chapter.
(b)US Geological Survey
The Secretaries shall work with the Director of the United States Geological Survey to collect, aggregate, digitize, standardize, or publish data on behalf of the Secretaries to meet the requirements of this chapter.
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2025—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–234 substituted “shall” for “may” and “the Secretaries” for “the Secretary of the Interior”.
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16 U.S.C. § 6855
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110