§ 3121. — Rural residents engaged in subsistence uses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3121]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 51--ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER II--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT AND USE
Sec. 3121. Rural residents engaged in subsistence uses
(a) Access to subsistence resources
The Secretary shall ensure that rural residents engaged in
subsistence uses shall have reasonable access to subsistence resources
on the public lands.
(b) Use of snowmobiles, motorboats, or other means of surface
transportation
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or other law, the
Secretary shall permit on the public lands appropriate use for
subsistence purposes of snowmobiles, motorboats, and other means of
surface transportation traditionally employed for such purposes by local
residents, subject to reasonable regulation.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title VIII, Sec. 811, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2428.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L 96-487, Dec. 2,
1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and
Tables.
