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16 USC § 8531 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s8531"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 8531 - Definitions"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "8531"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "EXPANDING PUBLIC LANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "SIMPLIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR RECREATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 301, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2891.)"
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# § 8531. Definitions

In this subchapter:

**(1)** **Commercial use authorization** The term “commercial use authorization” means a commercial use authorization to provide services to visitors to units of the National Park System under subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 54.

**(2)** **Multijurisdictional trip** The term “multijurisdictional trip” means a trip that—

**(A)** uses 2 or more units of Federal recreational lands and waters; and

**(B)** is under the jurisdiction of 2 or more Federal land management agencies.

**(3)** **Recreation service provider** section 6801 of this title

The term “recreation service provider” has the meaning given the term in  (as amended by section 311).

**(4)** **Special recreation permit** section 6801 of this title

The term “special recreation permit” has the meaning given the term in  (as amended by section 311).

**(5)** **Visitor-use day** The term “visitor-use day” means a visitor-use day, user day, launch, or other metric used by the Secretary concerned for purposes of authorizing use under a special recreation permit.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 301, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2891.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in introductory provisions, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of , , , which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables.

Section 311, referred to in pars. (3) and (4), means .