Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§8545 Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Temporary Special Recreation Permits for Outfitting and Guiding

Title 16 › CHAPTER 103 — EXPANDING PUBLIC LANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCES › SUBCHAPTER III — SIMPLIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR RECREATION › Part A — Modernizing Recreation Permitting › § 8545

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 180 days after January 4, 2025, the relevant Secretary must set up a program to allow temporary permits for new or additional recreational uses on Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands and waters. Temporary permits last no more than 2 years. If a permit holder has operated satisfactorily for 2 years, the Secretary may convert the temporary permit into a long-term permit. This does not change the Secretary’s other permit authority.

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Title 16, §8545

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(a)In general

Not later than 180 days after January 4, 2025, the Secretary concerned shall establish and implement a program to authorize the issuance of temporary special recreation permits for new or additional recreational uses of Federal recreational land and water managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

(b)Term of temporary permits

A temporary special recreation permit issued under paragraph (1) shall be issued for a period of not more than 2 years.

(c)Conversion to long-term permit

If the Secretary concerned determines that a permittee under paragraph (1) 1 has completed 2 years of satisfactory operation under the permit proposed to be converted, the Secretary may provide for the conversion of a temporary special recreation permit issued under paragraph (1) 1 to a long-term special recreation permit.

(d)Effect

Nothing in this subsection alters or affects the authority of the Secretary to issue a special recreation permit under subsection (h)(1) of section 6802 of this title (as amended by this title).

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As amended by this title, referred to in subsec. (d), means as amended by title III of Pub. L. 118–234.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 8545

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110