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43 U.S.C. § 1703 — Repealed. Pub. L. 118–234, title III, § 315(a), Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2903
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 106–291, title III, § 330, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 109–54, title IV, § 428, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 111–8, div. E, title IV, § 418, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 747; Pub. L. 112–74, div. E, title IV, § 422, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 113–76, div. G, title IV, § 430, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 345, related to cooperative action and sharing of resources by Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 106–291, title III, § 330, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 109–54, title IV, § 428, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 555; Pub. L. 111–8, div. E, title IV, § 418, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 747; Pub. L. 112–74, div. E, title IV, § 422, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 113–76, div. G, title IV, § 430, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 345, related to cooperative action and sharing of resources by Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Federal land management agency** — The term “Federal land management agency” has the meaning given the term in [section 6801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6801&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Federal recreational lands and waters** — The term “Federal recreational lands and waters” has the meaning given the term in [section 6801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6801&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Gateway community** — The term “gateway community” means a community that serves as an entry point, or is adjacent, to a recreation destination on Federal recreational lands and waters or non-Federal land at which there is consistently high, in the determination of the Secretaries, seasonal or year-round visitation.
(4) **Indian Tribe** — The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Land use plan** — The term “land use plan” means—
(A) a land use plan prepared by the Secretary pursuant to [section 1712 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1712&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) a land management plan prepared by the Forest Service for a unit of the National Forest Service pursuant to [section 1604 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1604&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Secretaries** — The term “Secretaries” means each of—
(A) the Secretary; and
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture.
(7) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(8) **Secretary concerne
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**(a) Omitted**
**(b) Cooperative action and sharing of resources by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture**
(1) **In general** — For fiscal year 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretaries may carry out an initiative, to be known as the “Service First Initiative”, under which the Secretaries, or Federal land management agencies within their departments, may—
(A) establish programs to conduct projects, planning, permitting, leasing, contracting, and other activities, either jointly or on behalf of one another;
(B) co-locate in Federal offices and facilities leased by an agency of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and
(C) issue rules to test the feasibility of issuing unified permits, applications, and leases, subject to the limitations in this section.
(2) **Delegations of authority** — The Secretaries may make reciprocal delegations of the respective authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the Secretaries in support of the Service First Initiative agency-wide to promote customer service and efficiency.
(3) **Effect** — Nothing in this section alters, expands, or limits the applicability of any law (including regulations) to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service or matters under the jurisdiction of any other bureaus or offices of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as applicable.
(4) **Transfers of funding** — Subject to the availability of appropriations and to facilitate the sharing of resources under the Service First Initiative, the Secretaries are authorized to mutually transfer funds between, or reimburse amounts expended from, appropriate accounts of either Departmen
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Nothing in this part, or in any amendment made by this part, shall be construed as affecting the authority or responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior to award concessions contracts for the provision of accommodations, facilities, and services, or commercial use authorizations to provide services, to visitors to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges or units of the National Park System pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 54 (formerly known as the “National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998”), except that sections 8543(a), 8544, 8548(a), 8548(b), and 8548(c) of this title shall also apply to commercial use authorizations under that Act.
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 1703
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. Probably should be followed by closing
quotation marks.
ative values of the resources and not necessarily
to the combination of uses that will give the
greatest economic return or the greatest unit
output.
(d) The term ‘‘public involvement’’ means the
opportunity for participation by affected citi-
zens in rulemaking, decisionmaking, and plan-
ning with respect to the public lands, including
public meetings or hearings held at locations
near the affected lands, or advisory mechanisms,
or such other procedures as may be necessary to
provide public comment in a particular in-
stance.
(e) The term ‘‘public lands’’ means any land
and interest in land owned by the United States
within the several States and administered by
the Secretary of the Interior through the Bu-
reau of Land Management, without regard to
how the United States acquired ownership, ex-
cept—
(1) lands located on the Outer Continental
Shelf; and
(2) lands held for the benefit of Indians,
Aleuts, and Eskimos.
(f) The term ‘‘right-of-way’’ includes an ease-
ment, lease, permit, or license to occupy, use, or
traverse public lands granted for the purpose
listed in subchapter V of this chapter.
(g) The term ‘‘Secretary’’, unless specifically
designated otherwise, means the Secretary of
the Interior.
(h) The term ‘‘sustained yield’’ means the
achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a
high-level annual or regular periodic output of
the various renewable resources of the public
lands consistent with multiple use.
(i) The term ‘‘wilderness’’ as used in section
1782 of this title shall have the same meaning as
it does in section 1131(c) of title 16.
(j) The term ‘‘withdrawal’’ means wit
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