16 USC § 8572 - Permit relief for picnic areas
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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s8572"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 8572 - Permit relief for picnic areas"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "8572"
section_name: "Permit relief for picnic areas"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "EXPANDING PUBLIC LANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "SIMPLIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR RECREATION"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Recreation Not Red Tape"
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 III, § 352, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2916.)"
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# § 8572. Permit relief for picnic areas
**(a)** **In general** If the Secretary concerned does not require the public to obtain a permit or reservation to access a picnic area on Federal recreational lands and waters administered by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary concerned shall not require a covered person to obtain a permit solely to access the picnic area.
**(b)** **Covered person defined** In this section, the term “covered person” means a person (including an educational group) that provides outfitting and guiding services to fewer than 40 customers per year at a picnic area described in subsection (a).
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 352, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2916.)