{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-6871","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 6871","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this chapter:(1) Federal fishing restrictionThe term “Federal fishing restriction” means a defined area in which all or certain fishing activities are temporarily or permanently prohibited or restricted by a Federal land or water management agency. (2) Federal land or water management agencyThe term “Federal land or water management agency” means—(A) the Bureau of Reclamation; (B) the National Park Service; (C) the Bureau of Land Management; (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and (E) the Forest Service. (3) Federal waterwayThe term “Federal waterway” means waters managed by 1 or more of the relevant Secretaries. (4) Federal waterway restrictionThe term “Federal waterway restriction” means a restriction on the access or use of a Federal waterway applied under applicable law by 1 or more of the Secretaries. (5) SecretariesThe term “Secretaries” means—(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior. (6) StateThe term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 87B—MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC WATERS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"46d156d6fd13f1c4e5a4c7720614d4e3969df21d0935cacd0ef4f6a7cddddd7c","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-6857","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-6872"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}