§ 1243. — National recreation trails; establishment and designation; prerequisites.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1243]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 27--NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM
Sec. 1243. National recreation trails; establishment and
designation; prerequisites
(a) The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Agriculture
where lands administered by him are involved, may establish and
designate national recreation trails, with the consent of the Federal
agency, State, or political subdivision having jurisdiction over the
lands involved, upon finding that--
(i) such trails are reasonably accessible to urban areas, and,
or
(ii) such trails meet the criteria established in this chapter
and such supplementary criteria as he may prescribe.
(b) As provided in this section, trails within park, forest, and
other recreation areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior or
the Secretary of Agriculture or in other federally administered areas
may be established and designated as ``National Recreation Trails'' by
the appropriate Secretary and, when no Federal land acquisition is
involved--
(i) trails in or reasonably accessible to urban areas may be
designated as ``National Recreation Trails'' by the appropriate
Secretary with the consent of the States, their political
subdivisions, or other appropriate administering agencies;
(ii) trails within park, forest, and other recreation areas
owned or administered by States may be designated as ``National
Recreation Trails'' by the appropriate Secretary with the consent of
the State; and
(iii) trails on privately owned lands may be designated
``National Recreation Trails'' by the appropriate Secretary with the
written consent of the owner of the property involved.
(Pub. L. 90-543, Sec. 4, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 919; Pub. L. 98-11,
title II, Sec. 204, Mar. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 43.)
Amendments
1983--Subsec. (b)(i), (ii). Pub. L. 98-11, Sec. 204(1), substituted
``appropriate Secretary'' for ``Secretary of the Interior''.
Subsec. (b)(iii). Pub. L. 98-11, Sec. 204(2)-(4), added cl. (iii).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 460lll-27, 1242 of this
title.
