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legal/us/code/title-36/chapter-7/section-701.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "36 U.S.C. § 701"
+description: "Findings"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 36
+title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
+chapter_number: "7"
+chapter_name: "FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY"
+section: "701"
+citation: "36 U.S.C. § 701"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc36@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s701"
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+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 36 U.S.C. § 701 - Findings
+
+## Text
+
+Congress finds that—
+
+(1) Federal lands, parks, recreation areas, and waterways provide recreational opportunities for millions of Americans each year;
+
+(2) Federal lands administered by Federal land management agencies contain valuable wildlife, scenery, natural and historic features, and other resources which may be damaged by litter and misuse;
+
+(3) it is in the best interest of the United States and its citizens to maintain and preserve the beauty, safety, and availability of these Federal lands;
+
+(4) these Federal land management agencies have been designated as the caretakers of these Federal lands and are responsible for maintaining and preserving those areas and facilities;
+
+(5) there is great value in volunteer involvement in maintaining and preserving Federal lands for recreational use;
+
+(6) the Federal land management agencies should be concerned with promoting a sense of pride and ownership among citizens toward these lands;
+
+(7) the use of citizen volunteers in a national cleanup effort promotes these goals and encourages the thoughtful use of these Federal lands and facilities;
+
+(8) the positive impact of annual cleanup events held at various recreation sites has already been proven by steadily declining levels of litter at these sites; and
+
+(9) a national program for cleaning and maintaining Federal lands using volunteers will save millions of tax dollars.
+
+(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1266.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 70136:169i note.Aug. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–402, § 2, 100 Stat. 910. In clause (2), the words “the several” are omitted as unnecessary.