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type: "LegalText"
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title: "16 U.S.C. § 6871"
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description: "Definitions"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 16
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title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_number: "87B"
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chapter_name: "MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC WATERS"
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section: "6871"
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citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6871"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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---
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# 16 U.S.C. § 6871 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this chapter:
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(1) Federal fishing restriction The term “Federal fishing restriction” means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or water management agency.
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(2) Federal land or water management agency The term “Federal land or water management agency” means—
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(A) the Bureau of Reclamation;
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(B) the National Park Service;
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(C) the Bureau of Land Management;
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(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and
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(E) the Forest Service.
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(3) Federal waterway The term “Federal waterway” means waters managed by 1 or more of the relevant Secretaries.
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(4) Federal waterway restriction The term “Federal waterway restriction” means a restriction on the access or use of a Federal waterway applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the Secretaries.
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(5) Secretaries The term “Secretaries” means—
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(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and
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(B) the Secretary of the Interior.
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(6) State The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.
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(Pub. L. 119–62, § 2, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1979.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Short TitlePub. L. 119–62, § 1, Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1979, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025’ or the ‘MAPWaters Act of 2025’.”
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