§6871 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines the main words used in the chapter. Federal fishing restriction is an area where a federal land or water agency stops or limits some or all fishing, temporarily or forever. Federal land or water management agency means the Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service. Federal waterway is water those officials manage, and a Federal waterway restriction is a limit on access or use they impose. Secretaries means the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Chief of the Forest Service) and the Secretary of the Interior. State means each State, the District of Columbia, and every U.S. territory.

Title 16, §6871

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “Federal fishing restriction” means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or water management agency.

(2)The term “Federal land or water management agency” means—

(A)the Bureau of Reclamation;

(B)the National Park Service;

(C)the Bureau of Land Management;

(D)the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and

(E)the Forest Service.

(3)The term “Federal waterway” means waters managed by 1 or more of the relevant Secretaries.

(4)The term “Federal waterway restriction” means a restriction on the access or use of a Federal waterway applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the Secretaries.

(5)The term “Secretaries” means—

(A)the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and

(B)the Secretary of the Interior.

(6)The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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Pub. L. 119–62, § 1, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1979, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025’ or the ‘MAPWaters Act of 2025’.”

§6871 Definitions

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Title 16, §6871

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