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25 U.S.C. § 496, 497 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792

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25 U.S.C. § 496, 497 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792

### Statutory Notes Section 496, act May 1, 1936, ch. 254, § 2, 49 Stat. 1250, authorized Secretary of the Interior to designate as an Indian reservation any area of land which has been reserved for use and occupancy of Indians or Eskimos under section 280a or former [section 495 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section495&num=0&edition=prelim), executive order, etc. Section was formerly classified to [section 358a of Title 48](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section358a&num=0&edition=prelim), Territories and Insular Possessions. Section 497, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts for schools, hospitals, etc., in Alaska for Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. Section was formerly classified to [section 353a of Title 48](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section353a&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Effective Date of Repeal Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976. #### Savings Provision Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under [section 1701 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim), Public Lands.

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### Statutory Notes Section 496, act May 1, 1936, ch. 254, § 2, 49 Stat. 1250, authorized Secretary of the Interior to designate as an Indian reservation any area of land which has been reserved for use and occupancy of Indians or Eskimos under section 280a or former [section 495 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section495&num=0&edition=prelim), executive order, etc. Section was formerly classified to [section 358a of Title 48](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section358a&num=0&edition=prelim), Territories and Insular Possessions. Section 497, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts for schools, hospitals, etc., in Alaska for Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts. Section was formerly classified to [section 353a of Title 48](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section353a&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Effective Date of Repeal Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976. #### Savings Provision Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under [section 1701 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim), Public Lands.

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25 U.S.C. § 495 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 15, 26 Stat. 1101, which reserved the Annette Islands for the use of the Metlakahtla Indians, was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application.

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43 U.S.C. § 1701 — Congressional declaration of policy

**(a)** The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that— (1) the public lands be retained in Federal ownership, unless as a result of the land use planning procedure provided for in this Act, it is determined that disposal of a particular parcel will serve the national interest; (2) the national interest will be best realized if the public lands and their resources are periodically and systematically inventoried and their present and future use is projected through a land use planning process coordinated with other Federal and State planning efforts; (3) public lands not previously designated for any specific use and all existing classifications of public lands that were effected by executive action or statute before October 21, 1976, be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (4) the Congress exercise its constitutional authority to withdraw or otherwise designate or dedicate Federal lands for specified purposes and that Congress delineate the extent to which the Executive may withdraw lands without legislative action; (5) in administering public land statutes and exercising discretionary authority granted by them, the Secretary be required to establish comprehensive rules and regulations after considering the views of the general public; and to structure adjudication procedures to assure adequate third party participation, objective administrative review of initial decisions, and expeditious decisionmaking; (6) judicial review of public land adjudication decisions be provided by law; (7) goals and objectives be established by law as guidelines for public land use planning, and that management be on the basis of multiple use and sustained yield unless otherwise specified by law; (8) the public lands be managed in a manner t

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