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type: "LegalText"
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title: "16 U.S.C. § 831h–3"
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description: "Recreational access"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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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: "12A"
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chapter_name: "TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY"
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section: "831h–3"
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citation: "16 U.S.C. § 831h–3"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc16@119-100.zip"
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source_identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s831h–3"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
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confidence: "official"
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tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
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---
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# 16 U.S.C. § 831h–3 - Recreational access
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## Text
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(a) Definition of floating cabin In this section, the term “floating cabin” means a watercraft or other floating structure—
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(1) primarily designed and used for human habitation or occupation; and
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(2) not primarily designed or used for navigation or transportation on water.
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(b) Recreational access The Board may allow the use of a floating cabin if—
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(1) the floating cabin is maintained by the owner to reasonable health, safety, and environmental standards, as required by the Board;
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(2) the Corporation has authorized the use of recreational vessels on the waters; and
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(3) the floating cabin was located on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation as of December 16, 2016.
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(c) Fees The Board may levy fees on the owner of a floating cabin on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation for the purpose of ensuring compliance with subsection (b) if the fees are necessary and reasonable for such purpose.
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(d) Continued recreational use (1) In general With respect to a floating cabin located on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation on December 16, 2016, the Board—
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(A) may not require the removal of the floating cabin—
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(i) in the case of a floating cabin that was granted a permit by the Corporation before December 16, 2016, for a period of 15 years beginning on such date; and
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(ii) in the case of a floating cabin not granted a permit by the Corporation before December 16, 2016, for a period of 5 years beginning on such date; and
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(B) shall approve and allow the use of the floating cabin on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation at such time and for such duration as—
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(i) the floating cabin meets the requirements of subsection (b); and
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(ii) the owner of the floating cabin has paid any fee assessed pursuant to subsection (c).
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(2) Savings provisions (A) Nothing in this subsection restricts the ability of the Corporation to enforce reasonable health, safety, or environmental standards.
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(B) This section applies only to floating cabins located on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation.
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(e) New construction The Corporation may establish regulations to prevent the construction of new floating cabins.
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(May 18, 1933, ch. 32, § 9b, as added Pub. L. 114–322, title IV, § 5003, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1886.)
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