16 USC § 8411 - Congressional declaration of policy

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s8411"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 8411 - Congressional declaration of policy"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "8411"
section_name: "Congressional declaration of policy"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "EXPANDING PUBLIC LANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "OUTDOOR RECREATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Outdoor Recreation Policy"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 111, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2838.)"
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# § 8411. Congressional declaration of policy

Congress declares that it is the policy of the Federal Government to foster and encourage recreation on Federal recreational lands and waters, to the extent consistent with the laws applicable to specific areas of Federal recreational lands and waters, including multiple-use mandates and land management planning requirements.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 111, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2838.)