16 USC § 3122 - Research

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s3122"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 3122 - Research"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "3122"
section_name: "Research"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT AND USE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–487, title VIII, § 812, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2428.)"
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# § 3122. Research

section 3115 of this title

The Secretary, in cooperation with the State and other appropriate Federal agencies, shall undertake research on fish and wildlife and subsistence uses on the public lands; seek data from, consult with and make use of, the special knowledge of local residents engaged in subsistence uses; and make the results of such research available to the State, the local and regional councils established by the Secretary or State pursuant to , and other appropriate persons and organizations.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–487, title VIII, § 812, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2428.)