16 U.S.C. § 3204

Allowed uses

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(a) Establishment and use of new facilities

On all public lands where the taking of fish and wildlife is permitted in accordance with the provisions of this Act or other applicable State and Federal law the Secretary shall permit, subject to reasonable regulation to insure compatibility, the continuance of existing uses, and the future establishment, and use, of temporary campsites, tent platforms, shelters, and other temporary facilities and equipment directly and necessarily related to such activities. Such facilities and equipment shall be constructed, used, and maintained in a manner consistent with the protection of the area in which they are located. All new facilities shall be constructed of materials which blend with, and are compatible with, the immediately surrounding landscape. Upon termination of such activities and uses (but not upon regular or seasonal cessation), such structures or facilities shall, upon written request, be removed from the area by the permittee.

(b) Denial of proposed use or establishment

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Secretary may determine, after adequate notice, that the establishment and use of such new facilities or equipment would constitute a significant expansion of existing facilities or uses which would be detrimental to the purposes for which the affected conservation system unit was established, including the wilderness character of any wilderness area within such unit, and may thereupon deny such proposed use or establishment.

(Pub. L. 96–487, title XIII, § 1316, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2485.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: Alaska Wildlife All. v. Jensen, 108 F.3d 1065 (9th Cir. 1997).

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Alaska Wildlife All. v. Jensen, 108 F.3d 1065 (9th Cir. 1997). “16 U.S.C. § 3204 (a). The Fishermen interpret this provision to require that all “existing uses” of park resources be allowed to continue.”

Wilderness Workshop v. Harrell (D.D.C. 2026). “” 16 U.S.C. § 3204 (a). If anything, the organizations’ discussion of these provisions only highlights that Congress had no trouble limiting ANILCA’s application to Alaska when it intended to do so.”

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