{"identifier":"/us/usc/t16/s8573","title":16,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8573.","heading":"Interagency report on special recreation permits for underserved communities","text":"\u00a7\u202f8573.\nInteragency report on special recreation permits for underserved communities\n(a)\nCovered community defined\nIn this section, the term \u201ccovered community\u201d means a rural or urban community, including an Indian Tribe, that is\u2014\n(1) low-income or underserved; and\n(2) has been underrepresented in outdoor recreation opportunities on Federal recreational lands and waters.\n(b)\nReport\nNot later than 3 years after\n(1) the estimated use of special recreation permits serving covered communities;\n(2) examples of special recreation permits, partnerships, cooperative agreements, or other arrangements providing access to Federal recreational lands and waters for covered communities;\n(3) other ways covered communities are engaging on Federal recreational lands and waters, including through stewardship and conservation projects or activities;\n(4) any barriers for existing or prospective recreation service providers and holders of commercial use authorizations operating within or serving a covered community; and\n(5) any recommendations to facilitate and increase permitted access to Federal recreational lands and waters for covered communities.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t16/s8573.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f8573."},{"t":"heading","text":"Interagency report on special recreation permits for underserved communities"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Covered community defined"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this section, the term \u201ccovered community\u201d means a rural or urban community, including an Indian Tribe, that is\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" low-income or underserved; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" has been underrepresented in outdoor recreation opportunities on Federal recreational lands and waters.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Report"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Not later than 3 years after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"January 4, 2025","tail":", the Secretaries, acting jointly, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the estimated use of special recreation permits serving covered communities;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" examples of special recreation permits, partnerships, cooperative agreements, or other arrangements providing access to Federal recreational lands and waters for covered communities;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" other ways covered communities are engaging on Federal recreational lands and waters, including through stewardship and conservation projects or activities;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/b/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" any barriers for existing or prospective recreation service providers and holders of commercial use authorizations operating within or serving a covered community; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s8573/b/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" any recommendations to facilitate and increase permitted access to Federal recreational lands and waters for covered communities.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}