16 USC § 3169 - Valid existing right of access

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s3169"
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title: "16 USC § 3169 - Valid existing right of access"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "3169"
section_name: "Valid existing right of access"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY SYSTEMS IN AND ACROSS, AND ACCESS INTO, CONSERVATION SYSTEM UNITS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–487, title XI, § 1109, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2464.)"
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# § 3169. Valid existing right of access

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to adversely affect any valid existing right of access.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–487, title XI, § 1109, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2464.)