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43 U.S.C. § 315m — Lease of isolated or disconnected tracts for grazing; preferences
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The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized, in his discretion, where vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved lands of the public domain are so situated as not to justify their inclusion in any grazing district to be established pursuant to this subchapter, to lease any such lands for grazing purposes, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe: Provided, That preference shall be given to owners, homesteaders, lessees, or other lawful occupants of contiguous lands to the extent necessary to permit proper use of such contiguous lands, except, that when such isolated or disconnected tracts embrace seven hundred and sixty acres or less, the owners, homesteaders, lessees, or other lawful occupants of lands contiguous thereto or cornering thereon shall have a preference right to lease the whole of such tract, during a period of ninety days after such tract is offered for lease, upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That when public lands are restored from a withdrawal, the Secretary may grant an appropriate preference right for a grazing lease, license, or permit to users of the land for grazing purposes under authority of the agency which had jurisdiction over the lands immediately prior to the time of their restoration.
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The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized, in his discretion, where vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved lands of the public domain are so situated as not to justify their inclusion in any grazing district to be established pursuant to this subchapter, to lease any such lands for grazing purposes, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe: Provided, That preference shall be given to owners, homesteaders, lessees, or other lawful occupants of contiguous lands to the extent necessary to permit proper use of such contiguous lands, except, that when such isolated or disconnected tracts embrace seven hundred and sixty acres or less, the owners, homesteaders, lessees, or other lawful occupants of lands contiguous thereto or cornering thereon shall have a preference right to lease the whole of such tract, during a period of ninety days after such tract is offered for lease, upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary: Provided further, That when public lands are restored from a withdrawal, the Secretary may grant an appropriate preference right for a grazing lease, license, or permit to users of the land for grazing purposes under authority of the agency which had jurisdiction over the lands immediately prior to the time of their restoration.
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Nothing herein contained shall be construed to modify, amend or repeal any provision of Public Law 85–337, nor as applying to national forest lands administered pursuant to the provisions of section 9 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 655), nor [section 315m of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315m&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Except as provided in sections 315h and 315j of this title, all moneys received under the authority of this subchapter shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts, but the following proportions of the moneys so received shall be distributed as follows: (a) 12½ per centum of the moneys collected as grazing fees under [section 315b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315b&num=0&edition=prelim) during any fiscal year shall be paid at the end thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which the grazing districts producing such moneys are situated, to be expended as the State legislature of such State may prescribe for the benefit of the county or counties in which the grazing districts producing such moneys are situated: Provided, That if any grazing district is in more than one State or county, the distributive share to each from the proceeds of said district shall be proportional to its area in said district; (b) 50 per centum of all moneys collected under [section 315m of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315m&num=0&edition=prelim) 11 See References in Text note below. during any fiscal year shall be paid at the end thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which the lands producing such moneys are located, to be expended as the State legislature of such State may prescribe for the benefit of the county or counties in which the lands producing such moneys are located: Provided, That if any leased tract is in more than one State or county, the distributive share to each from the proceeds of said leased tract shall be proportional to its area in said leased tract.
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 315j
1 See References in Text note below.
‘‘in which the grazing districts or lands producing such
moneys are situated’’ for ‘‘in which said grazing dis-
trict is situated’’ wherever appearing, and inserted in
proviso ‘‘or leased tract’’ after ‘‘grazing district’’ wher-
ever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SAVINGS PROVISION
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as
terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., exist-
ing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set
out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
§ 315j. Appropriation of moneys received; appli-
cation of public-land laws to Indian ceded
lands; application for mineral title to lands
When appropriated by Congress, 331⁄3 per cen-
tum of all grazing fees received from each graz-
ing district on Indian lands ceded to the United
States for disposition under the public-land laws
during any fiscal year shall be paid at the end
thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the
State in which said lands are situated, to be ex-
pended as the State legislature may prescribe
for the benefit of public schools and public roads
of the county or counties in which such grazing
lands are situated. And the remaining 662⁄3 per
centum of all grazing fees received from such
grazing lands shall be deposited to the credit of
the Indians pending final disposition under ap-
plicable laws, treaties, or agreements. The appli-
cable public land laws as to said Indian ceded
lands within a district created under this sub-
chapter shall continue in operation, except that
each and every application for nonmineral title
to said lands in a district created under this sub-
chapter shall be allowed only if in the opinion of
the Secretary of t
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