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description: "Increasing youth recreation visits to Federal land"
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chapter_name: "EXPANDING PUBLIC LANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCES"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 8521 - Increasing youth recreation visits to Federal land
## Text
(a) Strategy Not later than 2 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretaries, acting jointly, shall develop and make public a strategy to increase the number of youth recreation visits to Federal recreational lands and waters.
(b) Requirements A strategy developed under subsection (a)—
(1) shall—
(A) emphasize increased recreation opportunities on Federal recreational lands and waters for underserved youth;
(B) establish objectives and quantifiable targets for increasing youth recreation visits; and
(C) provide the anticipated costs to achieve the objectives and meet the targets established under subparagraph (B); and
(2) shall not establish any preference between similar recreation facilitated by noncommercial or commercial entities.
(c) Update to strategy Not later than 5 years after the date of the publication of the strategy required under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretaries shall update the strategy and make public the update.
(d) Agreements The Secretaries may enter into contracts or cost-share agreements (including contracts or agreements for the acquisition of vehicles) to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 118234, title II, § 231, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2890.)