43 U.S.C. § 1711 — Continuing inventory and identification

Page 530 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 1711 SUBCHAPTER II—LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION § 1711. Continuing inventory and identification of public lands; preparation and mainte- nance (a) The Secretary shall prepare and maintain on a continuing basis an inventory of all public lands and their resource and other values (in- cluding, but not limited to, outdoor recreation and scenic values), giving priority to areas of critical environmental concern. This inventory shall be kept current so as to reflect changes in conditions and to identify new and emerging re- source and other values. The preparation and maintenance of such inventory or the identifica- tion of such areas shall not, of itself, change or prevent change of the management or use of public lands. (b) As funds and manpower are made available, the Secretary shall ascertain the boundaries of the public lands; provide means of public identi- fication thereof including, where appropriate, signs and maps; and provide State and local gov- ernments with data from the inventory for the purpose of planning and regulating the uses of non-Federal lands in proximity of such public lands. (Pub. L. 94–579, title II, § 201, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2747.) § 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 appro- priate, 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use plans shall be developed for the public lands regardless of whether such lands pre- viously have been classified, withdrawn, set aside, or otherwise designated for one or more uses.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 coordi- nate 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 ap- proach to achieve integrated consideration of physical, biological, economic, and other sciences; (3) give priority to the designation and pro- tection of areas of critical environmental con- cern; (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 val- ues involved and the availability of alter- native means (including recycling) and sites for realization of those values; (7) weigh long-term benefits to the public against short-term benefits; (8) provide for compliance with applicable pollution control laws, including State and Federal air, water, noise, or other pollution standards or implementation plans; and (9) to the extent consistent with the laws governing the administration of the public lands, coordinate the land use inventory, plan- ning, and management activities of or for such lands with the land use planning and manage- ment programs of other Federal departments and agencies and of the States and local gov- ernments within which the lands are located, including, but not limited to, the statewide outdoor recreation plans developed under chapter 2003 of title 54, and of or for Indian tribes by, among other things, considering the policies of approved State and tribal land re- source management programs. In imple- menting this directive, the Secretary shall, to the extent he finds practical, keep apprised of State, local, and tribal land use plans; assure that consideration is given to those State, local, and tribal plans that are germane in the development of land use plans for public lands; assist in resolving, to the extent practical, in- consistencies between Federal and non-Fed- eral Government plans, and shall provide for meaningful public involvement of State and local government officials, both elected and appointed, in the development of land use pro- grams, land use regulations, and land use deci- sions for public lands, including early public notice of proposed decisions which may have a significant impact on non-Federal lands. Such officials in each State are authorized to fur- nish advice to the Secretary with respect to the development and revision of land use plans, land use guidelines, land use rules, and land use regulations for the public lands with- in such State and with respect to such other land use matters as may be referred to them by him. Land use plans of the Secretary under this section shall be consistent with State and local plans to the maximum extent he finds consistent with Federal law and the purposes of this Act. (d) Review and inclusion of classified public lands; review of existing land use plans; modification and termination of classifica- tions Any classification of public lands or any land use plan in effect on October 21, 1976, is subject to review in the land use planning process con- ducted under this section, and all public lands, regardless of classification, are subject to inclu- sion in any land use plan developed pursuant to this section. The Secretary may modify or ter- minate any such classification consistent with such land use plans.