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31 U.S.C. § 6901 — Definitions
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In this chapter—
(1) “entitlement land” means land owned by the United States Government—
(A) that is in the National Park System or the National Forest System, including wilderness areas and lands described in section 2 of the Act of June 22, 1948 ([16 U.S.C. 577d](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577d&num=0&edition=prelim)), and section 1 of the Act of June 22, 1956 ([16 U.S.C. 577d–1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577d–1&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) the Secretary of the Interior administers through the Bureau of Land Management;
(C) dedicated to the use of the Government for water resource development projects;
(D) on which are located semi-active or inactive installations (except industrial installations) that the Secretary of the Army keeps for mobilization and for reserve component training;
(E) that is a dredge disposal area under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army;
(F) that is located in the vicinity of Purgatory River Canyon and Pinon Canyon, Colorado, and acquired after December 23, 1981, by the United States Government to expand the Fort Carson military installation;
(G) that is a reserve area (as defined in section 401(g)(3) of the Act of June 15, 1935 ([16 U.S.C. 715s(g)(3)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715s/g/3&num=0&edition=prelim))); or
(H) acquired by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture under section 5 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 that is not otherwise described in subparagraphs (A) through (G).
(2)
(A) “unit of general local government” means—
(i) a county (or parish), township, borough, or city (other than in Alaska) whe
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In this chapter—
(1) “entitlement land” means land owned by the United States Government—
(A) that is in the National Park System or the National Forest System, including wilderness areas and lands described in section 2 of the Act of June 22, 1948 ([16 U.S.C. 577d](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577d&num=0&edition=prelim)), and section 1 of the Act of June 22, 1956 ([16 U.S.C. 577d–1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577d–1&num=0&edition=prelim));
(B) the Secretary of the Interior administers through the Bureau of Land Management;
(C) dedicated to the use of the Government for water resource development projects;
(D) on which are located semi-active or inactive installations (except industrial installations) that the Secretary of the Army keeps for mobilization and for reserve component training;
(E) that is a dredge disposal area under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army;
(F) that is located in the vicinity of Purgatory River Canyon and Pinon Canyon, Colorado, and acquired after December 23, 1981, by the United States Government to expand the Fort Carson military installation;
(G) that is a reserve area (as defined in section 401(g)(3) of the Act of June 15, 1935 ([16 U.S.C. 715s(g)(3)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715s/g/3&num=0&edition=prelim))); or
(H) acquired by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture under section 5 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 that is not otherwise described in subparagraphs (A) through (G).
(2)
(A) “unit of general local government” means—
(i) a county (or parish), township, borough, or city (other than in Alaska) where the city is independent of any other unit of general local government, that—
(I) is within the class or classes of such political subdivision in a State that the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, determines to be the principal provider or providers of governmental services within the State; and
(II) is a unit of general government, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior on the basis of the same principles as were used by the Secretary of Commerce on January 1, 1983, for general statistical purposes;
(ii) any area in Alaska that is within the boundaries of a census area used by the Secretary of Commerce in the decennial census, but that is not included within the boundary of a governmental entity described under clause (i);
(iii) the District of Columbia;
(iv) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(v) Guam; and
(vi) the Virgin Islands.
(B) the term “governmental services” includes, but is not limited to, those services that relate to public safety, the environment, housing, social services, transportation, and governmental administration.
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**(a) In general**
(1) In order to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the area in southern Nevada containing and surrounding the Red Rock Canyon and the unique and nationally important geologic, archeological, ecological, cultural, scenic, scientific, wildlife, riparian, wilderness, endangered species, and recreation resources of the public lands therein contained, there is established the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
(2) The conservation area shall consist of approximately 195,780 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled “Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Administrative Boundary Modification”, dated August 8, 1996, and such additional areas as are included in the conservation area pursuant to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002.
(3) The map referred to in paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
**(b) Legal description**
(1) As soon as practicable after November 16, 1990, the Secretary shall file a legal description of the conservation area established by subsection (a) with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States House of Representatives, and such legal description shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subchapter, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographic errors in 11 So in original. Probably should be “in the”. legal description.
(2) The legal description described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Director of the B
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The authority granted in [section 577c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577c&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be supplemental to the authority granted by existing Acts relating to the acquisition of lands for national-forest purposes and shall not be deemed as repealing any portions of those Acts except as provided hereinafter; and said supplemental authority granted by [section 577c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577c&num=0&edition=prelim), but not the authority granted by existing Acts, shall be confined to the following described areas in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, State of Minnesota:
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Except as hereinafter provided, the provisions of sections 577c, 577d, 577e to 577h of this title, are extended and made applicable to the following described lands:
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**(a) In general**
(1) Within the conservation area, and subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands, interests in lands, and associated water rights, by donation, purchase, exchange for Federal lands outside the conservation area, or transfer from another Federal agency with the concurrence of the head of the appropriate agency thereof.
(2) No privately owned lands, interests in lands, or associated water rights, may be acquired without the consent of the owner thereof unless the Secretary determines that, in his judgment, the property is subject to, or threatened with, uses which are having, or would have, an adverse impact on the resource values for which the conservation area was established.
(3) Any lands, waters, or interests therein within the boundaries of the conservation area which after November 16, 1990, may be acquired by the United States shall be incorporated into the conservation area and be managed accordingly, and all provisions of this subchapter and other laws applicable to conservation areas shall apply to such incorporated lands.
**(b) Land exchanges** All exchanges pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made in a manner consistent with [section 1716 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1716&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In general** Notwithstanding sections 1712 and 1713 of title 43 and subject to valid existing rights, not later than 1 year after November 6, 2002, the Secretary shall convey to the highest qualified bidder all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal parcel.
**(b) Disposition of proceeds** Of the gross proceeds from the conveyance of land under subsection (a)—
(1) 5 percent shall be available to the State for use in the general education program of the State; and
(2) the remainder shall be deposited in the special account established under the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2345), to be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation for—
(A) the construction and operation of facilities to support the management of the Conservation Area;
(B) the construction and repair of trails and roads in the Conservation Area authorized under the management plan;
(C) research on and interpretation of the archaeological and geological resources of the Conservation Area;
(D) conservation and research relating to the Conservation Area; and
(E) any other purpose that the Secretary determines to be consistent with the purpose described in [section 460qqq of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section460qqq&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Federal and State laws unaffected** Nothing in this chapter shall authorize Federal hunting or fishing licenses or fees or charges for commercial or other activities not related to recreation, affect any rights or authority of the States with respect to fish and wildlife, or repeal or modify any provision of law that permits States or political subdivisions of States to share in the revenues from Federal lands or, except as provided in subsection (b), any provision of law that provides that any fees or charges collected at particular Federal areas be used for or credited to specific purposes or special funds as authorized by that provision of law.
**(b) Relation to revenue allocation laws** Amounts collected under this chapter, and the existence of a fee management agreement with a governmental entity under [section 6805(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6805/a&num=0&edition=prelim), may not be taken into account for the purposes of any of the following laws:
(1) The sixth paragraph under the heading “Forest service” in the Act of May 23, 1908 ([16 U.S.C. 500](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section500&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) Section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 ([16 U.S.C. 500](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section500&num=0&edition=prelim); commonly known as the Weeks Act).
(3) The fourteenth paragraph under the heading “Forest service” in the Act of March 4, 1913 ([16 U.S.C. 501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section501&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(4) [Section 1012 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1012&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5)
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**(a)** In this section—
(1) “payment law” means—
(A) the Act of June 20, 1910 (ch. 310, 36 Stat. 557);
(B) section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ([7 U.S.C. 1012](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1012&num=0&edition=prelim));
(C) the Act of May 23, 1908 ([16 U.S.C. 500](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section500&num=0&edition=prelim)) or the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000;
(D) section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948 ([16 U.S.C. 577g](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section577g&num=0&edition=prelim), 577g–1);
(E) section 401(c)(2) of the Act of June 15, 1935 ([16 U.S.C. 715s(c)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section715s/c/2&num=0&edition=prelim));
(F) section 17 of the Federal Power Act ([16 U.S.C. 810](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section810&num=0&edition=prelim));
(G) section 35 of the Act of February 25, 1920 ([30 U.S.C. 191](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section191&num=0&edition=prelim));
(H) section 6 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ([30 U.S.C. 355](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section355&num=0&edition=prelim));
(I) section 3 of the Act of July 31, 1947 ([30 U.S.C. 603](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section603&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(J) section 10 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (known as the Taylor Grazing Act) ([43 U.S.C. 315i](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section315i&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) population shall be determined
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**(a) In general** Nothing in this chapter provides an exemption from any limitation on the acquisition of land or interest in land under any Federal law in effect on July 25, 2000.
**(b) Other law** This chapter shall not apply to land eligible for sale under—
(1) Public Law 96–586 (commonly known as the “Santini-Burton Act”) (94 Stat. 3381);
(2) the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2343);
(3) the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3028);
(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403);
(5) subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ([16 U.S.C. 1132](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1132&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 111–11);
(6) subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ([16 U.S.C. 460www](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section460www&num=0&edition=prelim) note, 1132 note; Public Law 111–11);
(7) section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1108); or
(8) section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1121).
**(c) Exchanges** Nothing in this chapter precludes, preempts, or limits the authority to exchange land under authorities providing for the exchange of Federal lands, including but not limited to—
(1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ([43 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); or
(2) the Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1988
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 577d
this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 87–869, § 4, Oct. 23,
1962, 76 Stat. 1157.
The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, was in the
original the ‘‘Federal Water Power Act’’, which was re-
designated the Federal Power Act by section 791a of
this title. The Federal Power Act is act June 10, 1920,
ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063, and is classified generally to chap-
ter 12 (§ 791a et seq.) of this title. For complete classi-
fication of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of this
title and Tables.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of
Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain ex-
ceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan
No. 2 of 1953, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat.
633, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or-
ganization and Employees.
§ 577c. Acquisition of additional lands in north-
ern Minnesota
To protect and administer more effectively
the publicly owned lands within certain parts of
the area described in section 577 of this title,
and to accomplish certain public purposes ex-
plicit and implicit in sections 577a and 577b of
this title, the Secretary of Agriculture is au-
thorized and directed to acquire any lands or in-
terest in lands, and appurtenances thereto, situ-
ated within the area described in section 577d of
this title, where in his opinion development or
exploitation, or the potentialities for develop-
ment or exploitation, impair or threaten to im-
pair the unique qualities and natural features of
the remaining wilderness canoe country.
(June 22, 1948, ch. 593, § 1, 62 Stat. 568; Pub. L.
87–351, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 772.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1961—Pub. L. 87–351 removed the restrictio
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**(a) Separate fund in the United States Treasury; availability of funds until expended; “National Wildlife Refuge System” defined** Beginning with the next full fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, all revenues received by the Secretary of the Interior from the sale or other disposition of animals, salmonoid carcassas,11 So in original. Probably should be “carcasses,”. timber, hay, grass, or other products of the soil, minerals, shells, sand, or gravel, from other privileges, or from leases for public accommodations or facilities incidental to but not in conflict with the basic purposes for which those areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System were established, during each fiscal year in connection with the operation and management of those areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System, National Fish Hatcheries, or other areas, that are solely or primarily administered by him, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall be covered into the United States Treasury and be reserved in a separate fund for disposition as hereafter prescribed. Amounts in the fund shall remain available until expended, and may be expended by the Secretary without further appropriation in the manner hereafter prescribed. The National Wildlife Refuge System (hereafter referred to as the “System”) includes those lands and waters administered by the Secretary as wildlife refuges, lands acquired or reserved for the protection and conservation of fish and wildlife that are listed pursuant to [section 1533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1533&num=0&edition=prelim) as endangered species or threatened species, wildlife ranges, game ranges, wildlife management areas, and waterfowl production areas established under a
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