Sec. 204. Reports on access to Federal public land for hunters, anglers, and other outdoor recreational users
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In this section: The term Federal public land management agency means any of— the National Park Service; the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; the Forest Service; and the Bureau of Land Management. The term travel management plan means a plan for the management of travel— with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, on park roads and designated routes under section 4.10 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, on the land under a comprehensive conservation plan prepared under section 4(e) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ( 16 U.S.C. 668dd(e) ); with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, on National Forest System land under part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, under a resource management plan developed under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each head of a Federal public land management agency shall make available to the public on the website of the Federal public land management agency a report that includes— a list of the location and acreage of land more than 640 acres in size under the jurisdiction of the Federal public land management agency on which the public is allowed, under Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land for other recreational purposes— to which there is no public access or egress; or to which public access or egress to the legal boundaries of the land is significantly restricted (as determined by the head of the Federal public land management agency); with respect to land described in subparagraph (A), a list of the locations and acreage on the land that the head of the Federal public land management agency determines have significant potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; and with respect to land described in subparagraph (B), a plan developed by the Federal public land management agency that— identifies how public access and egress could reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries of the land in a manner that minimizes the impact on wildlife habitat and water quality; specifies the actions recommended to secure the access and egress, including acquiring an easement, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing owner of any land that abuts the land or the need to coordinate with State land management agencies or other Federal or State governmental entities to allow for such access and egress; and is consistent with the travel management plan in effect on the land.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each head of a Federal public land management agency shall make available to the public on the website of the Federal public land management agency, and thereafter revise as the head of the Federal public land management agency determines appropriate, a list of roads or trails that provide the primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of contiguous parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in size under the jurisdiction of the Federal public land management agency on which the public is allowed, under Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land for other recreational purposes.
In considering public access and egress under paragraphs
(1)and (2), the head of the applicable Federal public land management agency shall consider public access and egress to the legal boundaries of the land described in those subsections, including access and egress— by motorized or nonmotorized vehicles; and on foot or horseback. This section shall have no effect on whether a particular recreational use shall be allowed on the land described in subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of paragraph (1). In preparing the plan under paragraph (1)(C), the head of the applicable Federal public land management agency shall only consider recreational uses that are allowed on the land at the time that the plan is prepared.
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