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16 U.S.C. 3102: Definitions

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-487. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 823c, 16 U.S.C. 3141, 43 U.S.C. 1611, 43 U.S.C. 1617, 43 U.S.C. 1732.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–83, §316(b)(2), which directed the amendment of par. (2) generally, to read as follows: "The term 'Federal land' means lands the title to which is in the United States after December 2, 1980. 'Federal land' does not include lands the title to which is in the State, an Alaska N… Law text · (2)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.