16 USC 8543 - Permit administration

U.S Code last checked for updates: Feb 22, 2025

§ 8543.

Permit administration

(a)

Permit availability

(1)

Notifications of permit availability

(A)

In general

(B)

Effect

Nothing in this paragraph—

(i)

applies to—

(I)

the reissuance of an existing special recreation permit or commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or

(II)

the issuance of a new special recreation permit or new commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding issued to the purchaser of—

(aa)

a recreation service provider that is the holder of an existing special recreation permit; or

(bb)

a holder of an existing commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or

(ii)

creates a prerequisite to the issuance of a special recreation permit or commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding or otherwise limits the authority of the Secretary concerned—

(I)

to issue a new special recreation permit or new commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding; or

(II)

to add a new or additional use to an existing special recreation permit or an existing commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding.

(2)

Updates

(3)

Electronic mail notifications

(b)

Permit application or proposal acknowledgment

Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned receives a completed application or a complete proposal for a special recreation permit under section 6802(h)(1) of this title (as amended by this title), the Secretary concerned shall—

(1)

provide to the applicant notice acknowledging receipt of the application or proposal; and

(2)

(A)

issue a final decision with respect to the application or proposal; or

(B)

provide to the applicant notice of a projected date for a final decision on the application or proposal.

(c)

Effect

(Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 314, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2902.)

cite as: 16 USC 8543