{"data":{"id":"us/36-u.s.c.-701","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 U.S.C. § 701","heading":"Findings","body":"Congress finds that—(1) Federal lands, parks, recreation areas, and waterways provide recreational opportunities for millions of Americans each year; (2) Federal lands administered by Federal land management agencies contain valuable wildlife, scenery, natural and historic features, and other resources which may be damaged by litter and misuse; (3) it is in the best interest of the United States and its citizens to maintain and preserve the beauty, safety, and availability of these Federal lands; (4) these Federal land management agencies have been designated as the caretakers of these Federal lands and are responsible for maintaining and preserving those areas and facilities; (5) there is great value in volunteer involvement in maintaining and preserving Federal lands for recreational use; (6) the Federal land management agencies should be concerned with promoting a sense of pride and ownership among citizens toward these lands; (7) the use of citizen volunteers in a national cleanup effort promotes these goals and encourages the thoughtful use of these Federal lands and facilities; (8) the positive impact of annual cleanup events held at various recreation sites has already been proven by steadily declining levels of litter at these sites; and (9) a national program for cleaning and maintaining Federal lands using volunteers will save millions of tax dollars.","path":["Title 36—PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS","CHAPTER 7—FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP DAY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc36@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:24Z","sha256":"9eec59912bb05fa7a69f6183ac3c1a592ec31276c3843379caf9c2e6ad7753ee","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-u.s.c.-511","next":"us/36-u.s.c.-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}