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43 U.S.C. § 2304 — Disposal of public land

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43 U.S.C. § 2304 — Disposal of public land

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program, using funds made available under [section 2305 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section2305&num=0&edition=prelim)— (1) to complete appraisals and satisfy other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under [section 1712 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1712&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) not later than 180 days after March 23, 2018, to establish and make available to the public, on the website of the Department of the Interior, a database containing a comprehensive list of all the land referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) to maintain the database referred to in paragraph (2). **(b) Sale of public land** (1) **In general** — The sale of public land so identified shall be conducted in accordance with sections 1713 and 1719 of this title. (2) **Exceptions to competitive bidding requirements** — The exceptions to competitive bidding requirements under [section 1713(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1713/f&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to this section in cases in which the Secretary determines it to be necessary. **(c) Report in Public Land Statistics** The Secretary shall provide in the annual publication of Public Land Statistics, a report of activities under this section.

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43 U.S.C. § 1712 — Land use plans

**(a) Development, maintenance, and revision by Secretary** The Secretary shall, with public involvement and consistent with the terms and conditions of this Act, develop, maintain, and, when appropriate, revise land use plans which provide by tracts or areas for the use of the public lands. Land use plans shall be developed for the public lands regardless of whether such lands previously have been classified, withdrawn, set aside, or otherwise designated for one or more uses. **(b) Coordination of plans for National Forest System lands with Indian land use planning and management programs for purposes of development and revision** In the development and revision of land use plans, the Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate land use plans for lands in the National Forest System with the land use planning and management programs of and for Indian tribes by, among other things, considering the policies of approved tribal land resource management programs. **(c) Criteria for development and revision** In the development and revision of land use plans, the Secretary shall— (1) use and observe the principles of multiple use and sustained yield set forth in this and other applicable law; (2) use a systematic interdisciplinary approach to achieve integrated consideration of physical, biological, economic, and other sciences; (3) give priority to the designation and protection of areas of critical environmental concern; (4) rely, to the extent it is available, on the inventory of the public lands, their resources, and other values; (5) consider present and potential uses of the public lands; (6) consider the relative scarcity of the values involved and the availability of alternative means (including recycling) and sites for realization of those values; (7) weigh lo

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43 U.S.C. § 2305 — Federal Land Disposal Account

**(a) Deposit of proceeds** Notwithstanding any other law (except a law that specifically provides for a proportion of the proceeds to be distributed to any trust funds of any States), the gross proceeds of the sale or exchange of public land under this chapter 11 See References in Text note below. shall be deposited in a separate account in the Treasury of the United States to be known as the “Federal Land Disposal Account”. **(b) Availability** Amounts in the Federal Land Disposal Account shall be available to the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, without further Act of appropriation, to carry out this chapter. **(c) Use of the Federal Land Disposal Account** (1) **In general** — Funds in the Federal Land Disposal Account shall be expended in accordance with this subsection. (2) **Fund allocation** (A) *Purchase of land.—* — Except as authorized under subparagraph (C), funds shall be used to purchase lands or interests therein that are otherwise authorized by law to be acquired, and that are— (i) inholdings; (ii) adjacent to federally designated areas and contain exceptional resources; or (iii) adjacent to inaccessible lands open to public hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational purposes. (B) *Inholdings.—* — Not less than 80 percent of the funds allocated for the purchase of land within each State shall be used to acquire inholdings identified under [section 2303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section2303&num=0&edition=prelim). (C) *Administrative and other expenses.—* — An amount not to exceed 20 percent of the funds deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account may be used by the Secretary for administrative and other expenses necessary to carry out th

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43 U.S.C. § 2304 — Disposal of public land

Page 629 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 2305 1 See References in Text note below. sponse to public notice given under subsection (b); and (2) shall be deemed to have been established as of the later of— (A) the earlier of— (i) the date on which the land was with- drawn from the public domain; or (ii) the date on which the land was estab- lished or designated for special manage- ment; or (B) the date on which the inholding was acquired by the current owner. (d) No obligation to convey or acquire The identification of an inholding under this section creates no obligation on the part of a landowner to convey the inholding or any obli- gation on the part of the United States to ac- quire the inholding. (Pub. L. 106–248, title II, § 204, July 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 615.) § 2304. Disposal of public land (a) In general The Secretary shall establish a program, using funds made available under section 2305 of this title— (1) to complete appraisals and satisfy other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under ap- proved land use plans under section 1712 of this title; (2) not later than 180 days after March 23, 2018, to establish and make available to the public, on the website of the Department of the Interior, a database containing a com- prehensive list of all the land referred to in paragraph (1); and (3) to maintain the database referred to in paragraph (2). (b) Sale of public land (1) In general The sale of public land so identified shall be conducted in accordance with sections 1713 and 1719 of this title. (2) Exceptions to competitive bidding require- ments The exceptions to competitive bidding re- quirements under section 1713(f) of this title shall apply to this section in cases in which the Secretar

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