2018 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 27 - National Trails System
Sec. 1243 - National recreation trails; establishment and designation; prerequisites

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 1243 (2018)
Section Name §1243. National recreation trails; establishment and designation; prerequisites
Section Text

(a) The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Agriculture where lands administered by him are involved, may establish and designate national recreation trails, with the consent of the Federal agency, State, or political subdivision having jurisdiction over the lands involved, upon finding that—

(i) such trails are reasonably accessible to urban areas, and, or

(ii) such trails meet the criteria established in this chapter and such supplementary criteria as he may prescribe.


(b) As provided in this section, trails within park, forest, and other recreation areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture or in other federally administered areas may be established and designated as "National Recreation Trails" by the appropriate Secretary and, when no Federal land acquisition is involved—

(i) trails in or reasonably accessible to urban areas may be designated as "National Recreation Trails" by the appropriate Secretary with the consent of the States, their political subdivisions, or other appropriate administering agencies;

(ii) trails within park, forest, and other recreation areas owned or administered by States may be designated as "National Recreation Trails" by the appropriate Secretary with the consent of the State; and

(iii) trails on privately owned lands may be designated "National Recreation Trails" by the appropriate Secretary with the written consent of the owner of the property involved.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 90–543, §4, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 919; Pub. L. 98–11, title II, §204, Mar. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 43.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1983—Subsec. (b)(i), (ii). Pub. L. 98–11, §204(1), substituted "appropriate Secretary" for "Secretary of the Interior".

Subsec. (b)(iii). Pub. L. 98–11, §204(2)–(4), added cl. (iii).

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 27 - NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM
Sec. 1243 - National recreation trails; establishment and designation; prerequisites
Contains section 1243
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 82 Stat. 919
97 Stat. 43
Public Law References Public Law 90-543, Public Law 98-11
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