Public Law 105-359

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[105th Congress Public Law 359]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


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Public Law 105-359
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
    To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
   Interior to conduct a study to improve the access for persons with 
disabilities to outdoor recreational opportunities made available to the 
             public. <<NOTE: Nov. 10, 1998 -  [H.R. 4501]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 16 USC 460l-1 note.>>  STUDY REGARDING IMPROVED 
            OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall jointly conduct a study regarding ways to improve 
the access for persons with disabilities to outdoor recreational 
opportunities (such as fishing, hunting, trapping, wildlife viewing, 
hiking, boating, and camping) made available to the public on the 
Federal lands described in subsection (b).
    (b) Covered Federal Lands.--The Federal lands referred to in 
subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) National Forest System lands.
            (2) Units of the National Park System.
            (3) Areas in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
            (4) Lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

    (c) <<NOTE: Deadline.>>  Report on Study.--Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study.

    Approved November 10, 1998.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4501:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998):
            Oct. 14, considered and passed House.
            Oct. 20, considered and passed Senate.

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