16 USC § 3173 - Stikine River region; Presidential study and report to Congress

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title: "16 USC § 3173 - Stikine River region; Presidential study and report to Congress"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "3173"
section_name: "Stikine River region; Presidential study and report to Congress"
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, § 1113, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2466.)"
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# § 3173. Stikine River region; Presidential study and report to Congress

December 2, 1980

Congress finds that there is a need to study the effect of this Act upon the ability of the Government of Canada to obtain access in the Stikine River region of southeast Alaska. Accordingly, within five years from , the President shall consult with the Government of Canada and shall submit a report to the Congress containing his findings and recommendations concerning the need, if any, to provide for such access. Such report shall include, among other things, an analysis of the need for access and the social, environmental and economic impacts which may result from various forms of access including, but not limited to, a road along the Stikine and Iskut Rivers, or other alternative routes, should such access be permitted.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–487, title XI, § 1113, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2466.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.