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43 U.S.C. 869 et seq., 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., and 31 U.S.C. 9701.
44 FR 41794, July 18, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 50 FR 50301, Dec. 10, 1985.
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44 FR 41794, July 18, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 50 FR 50301, Dec. 10, 1985.
Omitted lands and unsurveyed islands may be conveyed to States and their local political subdivisions under the provisions of section 211 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1721).
[50 FR 50301, Dec. 10, 1985]
States and their political subdivisions are qualified applicants.
(a) Islands.
(1) Survey is not necessary. However, unsurveyed islands shall be determined by the Secretary to be public lands of the United States.
(2) Islands shall be surveyed at the request of the applicant, as provided in part 9185 of this chapter.
(b) Determination as to whether lands, other than islands, are public lands of the United States erroneously or fraudulently omitted from the original surveys shall be by survey. Surveys shall be in accordance with the requirements of part 9185 of this title.
(a) No conveyances shall be made under this section until the relevant State government, local government, and areawide planning agency have notified the Secretary as to the consistency of such conveyance with applicable State and local government land use plans and programs.
(b) At least 60 days prior to offering for sale or otherwise conveying public lands under this section, the Secretary shall notify the Governor of the State within which such lands are located and the head of the governing body of any political subdivision of the State having zoning or other land-use regulatory jurisdiction in the geographical area within which such lands are located in order to afford the appropriate body the opportunity to zone or otherwise regulate change or amend existing zoning or other regulations concerning the use of such lands prior to such conveyance.
(c) Conveyances under this section may be made without regard to acreage limitations contained in the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
The provision of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act prohibiting disposal for any use authorized under any other law does not apply to conveyances under this subpart.