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16 U.S.C. § 3121

Rural residents engaged in subsistence uses

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 3121, Rural residents engaged in subsistence uses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447477
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The Secretary shall ensure that rural residents engaged in subsistence uses shall have reasonable access to subsistence resources on the public lands. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or other law, the Secretary shall permit on the public lands appropriate use for subsistence purposes of snowmobiles, motorboats, and other means of surface transportation traditionally employed for such purposes by local residents, subject to reasonable regulation.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-487(H.R. 39)1980-12-02
    Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally