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16 U.S.C. § 3167

Rights-of-way terms and conditions

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 3167, Rights-of-way terms and conditions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447502
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The Secretary, or the Secretary of Agriculture where national forest wilderness is involved, shall include in any right-of-way issued pursuant to an application under this subchapter, terms and conditions which shall include, but not be limited to— requirements, including the minimum necessary width, designed to control or prevent— Any transportation or utility system approved pursuant to this subchapter which occupies, uses, or traverses any area within the boundaries of a unit of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System shall be subject to such conditions as may be necessary to assure that the stream flow of, and transportation on, such river are not interfered with or impeded, and that the transportation or utility system is located and constructed in an environmentally sound manner. In the case of a pipeline described in section 185(a) of title 30, a right-of-way issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be issued in the same manner as a right-of-way is granted under section 185 of title 30, and the provisions of subsections (c) through (j), (l) through (q), and (u) through (y) of section 185 of title 30 shall apply to rights-of-way issued pursuant to this subchapter.

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