54 U.S.C. § 200104 — Federal interagency council on outdoor recreation 1
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-287 to r/title-54-NATIONAL-PARK-SERVICE-AND-RELATED-PROGRAMS · 603 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary must establish an interagency outdoor-recreation council. The council includes representatives of eight agencies, may include listed additional participants, and coordinates Federal outdoor-recreation matters without changing agencies’ existing authority.
(a) Establishment.— The Secretary* must establish an interagency council* called the “Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation”.
(b) Composition.— (1) In general.— The council must include representatives appointed by the heads of the National Park Service*, Bureau of Land Management, United States* Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) Additional participants.— The Secretary may invite representatives of the Council on Environmental Quality; Natural Resources Conservation Service; Agriculture Department rural-development programs; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Environmental Protection Agency; Transportation Department, including Federal Highway Administration; Tennessee Valley Authority; Commerce Department, including the Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Travel and Tourism Office, and Economic Development Administration; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; an applicable State agency or office; an applicable local-government agency or office; and other organizations or interests the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) State coordination.— The Secretary must seek to ensure that States are invited and represented. (4) Leadership.— Leadership rotates every 2 years among the appointed agency members, or as the Secretary decides after consulting the Agriculture, Defense, and Commerce Secretaries. (5) Funding.— Despite section 708 of title VII of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, appointed members may agree to share council management and operating costs.
(c) Coordination.— The council must meet as often as appropriate to coordinate outdoor-recreation issues, including (1) Federal recreation programs and management policies, including appropriate implementation of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act; (2) agency responses to public-health or other emergencies, including disruptions or closures of Federal recreational lands and waters*; (3) investments in outdoor recreation on those lands and waters, including Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act section 40804(b)(7) funds; (4) emerging technologies; (5) research, including measuring recreation’s economic effects; (6) making recreation information easily available to the public on modern communication devices; (7) improving access; (8) identifying and engaging non-Federal partners (A) to promote outdoor recreation, (B) to support collaborative management, and (C) to provide additional resources for better opportunities; and (9) other outdoor-recreation issues the council finds necessary.
(d) Effect.— This section does not affect the authority, regulations, or policies of an agency described in subsection (b)(1) or (2).
The Secretary* shall establish an interagency council*, to be known as the “Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation”.
The Council shall be composed of representatives of each of the following agencies, to be appointed by the head of the respective agency:
The National Park Service*.
The Bureau of Land Management.
The United States* Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The Bureau of Reclamation.
The Forest Service.
The Army Corps of Engineers.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In addition to the members of the Council appointed under paragraph (1), the Secretary may invite participation in the Council’s meetings or other activities from representatives of the following:
The Council on Environmental Quality.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Rural development programs of the Department of Agriculture.
The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
The Environmental Protection Agency.
The Department of Transportation, including the Federal Highway Administration.
The Tennessee Valley Authority.
The Department of Commerce, including—
the Bureau of Economic Analysis;
the National Travel and Tourism Office; and
the Economic Development Administration.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
An applicable State agency or office.
An applicable agency or office of a local government.
Other organizations or interests, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
In determining additional participants under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to ensure that States are invited and represented in the Council’s meetings or other activities.
The leadership of the Council shall rotate every 2 years among the Council members appointed under paragraph (1), or as otherwise determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Defense, and Commerce.
Notwithstanding section 708 of title VII of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328), the Council members appointed under paragraph (1) may enter into agreements to share the management and operational costs of the Council.
The Council shall meet as frequently as appropriate for the purposes of coordinating on issues related to outdoor recreation, including—
recreation programs and management policies across Federal land and water management agencies, including activities associated with the implementation of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.), as appropriate;
the response by Federal land and water management agencies to public health emergencies or other emergencies, including those that result in disruptions to, or closures of, Federal recreational lands and waters*;
investments relating to outdoor recreation on Federal recreational lands and waters, including funds made available under section 40804(b)(7) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592a(b)(7));
management of emerging technologies on Federal recreational lands and waters;
research activities, including quantifying the economic impacts of recreation;
dissemination to the public of recreation-related information, in a manner that ensures the recreation-related information is easily accessible with modern communication devices;
the improvement of access to Federal recreational lands and waters; and
the identification and engagement of partners outside the Federal Government—
to promote outdoor recreation;
to facilitate collaborative management of outdoor recreation; and
to provide additional resources relating to enhancing outdoor recreation opportunities; and
any other outdoor recreation-related issues that the Council determines necessary.
Nothing in this section affects the authorities, regulations, or policies of any Federal agency described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3171; Pub. L. 118–234, title I, § 113(b), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2840.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3171
- 2025Amended · Pub. L. 118-234 · 138 Stat. 2840
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 113-287 on 2014-12-19.
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