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title: "16 U.S.C. § 521g"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 521g - Road rights-of-way subject to State or local law

## Text

Conveyance of any road rights-of-way under sections 521c to 521i of this title shall not be construed as permitting any designation, maintenance, or use of such rights-of-way for road or other purposes except to the extent permitted by State or local law and under conditions imposed by such law.

(Pub. L. 97–465, § 5, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2536.)