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16 U.S.C. § 1262 — National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee
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**(a) Establishment** There is established the National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee.
**(b) Members** There shall be 12 members of the advisory committee, consisting of—
(1) 8 members appointed by the Secretary from nominations submitted by recreational trail user organizations, one each representing the following recreational trail uses:
(A) hiking,
(B) cross-country skiing,
(C) off-highway motorcycling,
(D) snowmobiling,
(E) horseback riding,
(F) all-terrain vehicle riding,
(G) bicycling, and
(H) four-wheel driving;
(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary representing individuals with disabilities;
(3) an appropriate official of government with a background in science or natural resources management, including any official of State or local government, designated by the Secretary;
(4) 1 member appointed by the Secretary from nominations submitted by water trail user organizations; and
(5) 1 member appointed by the Secretary from nominations submitted by hunting and fishing enthusiast organizations.
**(c) Chairman** The Chair of the advisory committee shall be the government official referenced in subsection (b)(3), who shall serve as a non-voting member.
**(d) Support for committee action** Any action, recommendation, or policy of the advisory committee must be supported by at least five of the members appointed under subsection (b)(1).
**(e) Terms** Members of the advisory committee appointed by the Secretary shall be appointed for terms of three years, except that the members filling five of the eleven positions shall be initially appointed for terms of two years, with subsequent appointments to those positions extending for terms of three years.
**(f) Duties** The advisory committee shall meet at least twice annually to—
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**(a) Establishment** There is established the National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee.
**(b) Members** There shall be 12 members of the advisory committee, consisting of—
(1) 8 members appointed by the Secretary from nominations submitted by recreational trail user organizations, one each representing the following recreational trail uses:
(A) hiking,
(B) cross-country skiing,
(C) off-highway motorcycling,
(D) snowmobiling,
(E) horseback riding,
(F) all-terrain vehicle riding,
(G) bicycling, and
(H) four-wheel driving;
(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary representing individuals with disabilities;
(3) an appropriate official of government with a background in science or natural resources management, including any official of State or local government, designated by the Secretary;
(4) 1 member appointed by the Secretary from nominations submitted by water trail user organizations; and
(5) 1 member appointed by the Secretary from nominations submitted by hunting and fishing enthusiast organizations.
**(c) Chairman** The Chair of the advisory committee shall be the government official referenced in subsection (b)(3), who shall serve as a non-voting member.
**(d) Support for committee action** Any action, recommendation, or policy of the advisory committee must be supported by at least five of the members appointed under subsection (b)(1).
**(e) Terms** Members of the advisory committee appointed by the Secretary shall be appointed for terms of three years, except that the members filling five of the eleven positions shall be initially appointed for terms of two years, with subsequent appointments to those positions extending for terms of three years.
**(f) Duties** The advisory committee shall meet at least twice annually to—
(1) review utilization of allocated moneys by States;
(2) establish and review criteria for trail-side and trail-head facilities that qualify for funding under this chapter; and
(3) make recommendations to the Secretary for changes in Federal policy to advance the purposes of this chapter.
**(g) Annual report** The advisory committee shall present to the Secretary an annual report on its activities.
**(h) Reimbursement for expenses** Nongovernmental members of the advisory committee shall serve without pay, but, to the extent funds are available pursuant to section 1261(d)(1)(B) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
**(i) Report to Congress** Not later than 4 years after December 18, 1991, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, a study which summarizes the annual reports of the National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee, describes the allocation and utilization of moneys under this chapter, and contains recommendations for changes in Federal policy to advance the purposes of this chapter.
**(j) Termination** The advisory committee established by this section shall terminate on September 30, 2000.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 102–240, title I, § 1302, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2064; Pub. L. 104–59, title III, § 337(a)–(d), Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 602, 603; Pub. L. 104–88, title IV, § 405(a)(5), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 957, related to national recreational trails funding program.
#### Short Title
Pub. L. 102–240, title I, § 1301, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2064, provided that: “This part [part B (§§ 1301–1303) of title I of Pub. L. 102–240, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Symms National Recreational Trails Act of 1991’.”
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1262
(c) Use of Federal facilities, equipment, tools,
and technical assistance
The appropriate Secretary or the head of any
Federal land managing agency may utilize and
make available Federal facilities, equipment,
tools, and technical assistance to volunteers and
volunteer organizations, subject to such limita-
tions and restrictions as the appropriate Sec-
retary or the head of any Federal land managing
agency deems necessary or desirable.
(Pub. L. 90–543, § 11, as added Pub. L. 98–11, title
II, § 210, Mar. 28, 1983, 97 Stat. 49; amended Pub.
L. 113–287, § 5(d)(27), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3267.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Volunteers in the Forests Act of 1972, referred to
in subsec. (a)(2), probably means the Volunteers in the
National Forests Act of 1972, Pub. L. 92–300, May 18,
1972, 86 Stat. 147, which was classified generally to
former sections 558a to 558d of this title, prior to being
amended generally and renamed the Volunteers in the
National Forests and Public Lands Act by Pub. L.
118–234, title III, § 341, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2913. Sec-
tion 342 of Pub. L. 118–234, set out as a note under sec-
tion 558a of this title, provides that a reference in any
law to the Volunteers in National Forests Act of 1972
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Volunteers in
the National Forests and Public Lands Act. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 558a of this title and
Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 102301 of title 54’’ for ‘‘the Volunteers in the Parks
Act of 1969’’ and ‘‘200305 of title 54’’ for ‘‘section 460l–8
of this title’’.
§ 1251. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1)
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