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§ 1701 — Congressional Declaration Of Policy
43 U.S.C. § 1701
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(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 that will protect the quality of scientific, scenic, historical, ecological, environmental, air and atmospheric, water resource, and archeological values; that, where appropriate, will preserve and protect certain public lands in their natural condition; that will provide food and habitat for fish and wildlife and domestic animals; and that will provide for outdoor recreation and human occupancy and use;
(9) the United States receive fair market value of the use of the public lands and their resources unless otherwise provided for by statute;
(10) uniform procedures for any disposal of public land, acquisition of non-Federal land for public purposes, and the exchange of such lands be established by statute, requiring each disposal, acquisition, and exchange to be consistent with the prescribed mission of the department or agency involved, and reserving to the Congress review of disposals in excess of a specified acreage;
(11) regulations and plans for the protection of public land areas of critical environmental concern be promptly developed;
(12) the public lands be managed in a manner which recognizes the Nation’s need for domestic sources of minerals, food, timber, and fiber from the public lands including implementation of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1876, 30 U.S.C. 21a) as it pertains to the public lands; and
(13) the Federal Government should, on a basis equitable to both the Federal and local taxpayer, provide for payments to compensate States and local governments for burdens created as a result of the immunity of Federal lands from State and local taxation.
(b) The policies of this Act shall become effective only as specific statutory authority for their implementation is enacted by this Act or by subsequent legislation and shall then be construed as supplemental to and not in derogation of the purposes for which public lands are administered under other provisions of law.
Implementing Regulations
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§ 583.105 What is the purpose of this part and to whom does it apply?30 C.F.R. § 583.105
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§ 906.30 State-Federal cooperative agreement.30 C.F.R. § 906.30
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§ 931.30 State-Federal cooperative agreement.30 C.F.R. § 931.30
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§ 913.30 State-Federal cooperative agreement.30 C.F.R. § 913.30
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§ 926.30 State-Federal cooperative agreement.30 C.F.R. § 926.30
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§ 935.30 State-Federal Cooperative Agreement.30 C.F.R. § 935.30
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§ 917.30 State-Federal cooperative agreement.30 C.F.R. § 917.30
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§ 944.30 State-Federal Cooperative Agreement.30 C.F.R. § 944.30
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§ 950.20 State-Federal Cooperative Agreement.30 C.F.R. § 950.20
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§ 901.30 State-Federal cooperative agreement.30 C.F.R. § 901.30
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§ 914.30 State-Federal Cooperative Agreement.30 C.F.R. § 914.30
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§ 946.30 State-Federal Cooperative Agreement.30 C.F.R. § 946.30
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§ 934.30 State-Federal Cooperative Agreement.30 C.F.R. § 934.30
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§ 254.1 Scope and applicability.36 C.F.R. § 254.1
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§ 24.4 Resource management and public activities on Federal lands.43 C.F.R. § 24.4
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§ 36.9 Issuing permit.43 C.F.R. § 36.9
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§ 2091.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 2091.0-3
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§ 2300.0-5 Definitions.43 C.F.R. § 2300.0-5
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§ 1784.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 1784.0-3
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§ 2710.0-1 Purpose.43 C.F.R. § 2710.0-1
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§ 2710.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 2710.0-3
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§ 3150.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 3150.0-3
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§ 3400.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 3400.0-3
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§ 3000.80 Management of Federal minerals from reserved mineral estates.43 C.F.R. § 3000.80
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§ 3130.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 3130.0-3
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§ 2710.0-5 Definitions.43 C.F.R. § 2710.0-5
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§ 2801.5 What acronyms and terms are used in the regulations in this part?43 C.F.R. § 2801.5
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§ 2361.3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 2361.3
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§ 2201.1-2 Segregative effect.43 C.F.R. § 2201.1-2
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§ 3170.1 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 3170.1
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§ 2200.0-7 Scope.43 C.F.R. § 2200.0-7
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§ 2300.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 2300.0-3
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§ 3141.3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 3141.3
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§ 3142.3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 3142.3
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§ 3501.1 What is the authority for this part?43 C.F.R. § 3501.1
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§ 2931.3 What are the authorities for these regulations?43 C.F.R. § 2931.3
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§ 4100.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 4100.0-3
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§ 4170.2-2 Penal provisions under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.43 C.F.R. § 4170.2-2
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§ 5400.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 5400.0-3
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§ 8360.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 8360.0-3
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§ 8224.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 8224.0-3
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§ 6101.3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 6101.3
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§ 3830.5 Definitions.43 C.F.R. § 3830.5
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§ 9264.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 9264.0-3
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§ 3900.5 Information collection.43 C.F.R. § 3900.5
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§ 9264.1 Grazing administration—exclusive of Alaska.43 C.F.R. § 9264.1
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§ 4100.0-2 Objectives.43 C.F.R. § 4100.0-2
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§ 9212.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 9212.0-3
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§ 8340.0-3 Authority.43 C.F.R. § 8340.0-3
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Subpart A—Land Exchanges36 C.F.R. pt. 254, subpt. A
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PART 3000—MINERALS MANAGEMENT: GENERAL43 C.F.R. pt. 3000
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PART 3280—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES UNIT AGREEMENTS43 C.F.R. pt. 3280
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PART 5000—ADMINISTRATION OF FOREST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS43 C.F.R. pt. 5000
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PART 2740—RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT43 C.F.R. pt. 2740
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PART 8340—OFF-ROAD VEHICLES43 C.F.R. pt. 8340
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PART 8200—PROCEDURES43 C.F.R. pt. 8200
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PART 3120—COMPETITIVE LEASES43 C.F.R. pt. 3120
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PART 3420—COMPETITIVE LEASING43 C.F.R. pt. 3420
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PART 4300—GRAZING ADMINISTRATION; ALASKA; REINDEER; GENERAL43 C.F.R. pt. 4300
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PART 3470—COAL MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS43 C.F.R. pt. 3470
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PART 5400—SALES OF FOREST PRODUCTS; GENERAL43 C.F.R. pt. 5400
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PART 9210—FIRE MANAGEMENT43 C.F.R. pt. 9210
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PART 3800—MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS43 C.F.R. pt. 3800
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PART 3140—LEASING IN SPECIAL TAR SAND AREAS43 C.F.R. pt. 3140
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PART 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING43 C.F.R. pt. 3200
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PART 3100—OIL AND GAS LEASING43 C.F.R. pt. 3100
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PART 3430—NONCOMPETITIVE LEASES43 C.F.R. pt. 3430
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PART 2360—NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA43 C.F.R. pt. 2360
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PART 3860—MINERAL PATENT APPLICATIONS43 C.F.R. pt. 3860
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PART 3450—MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING LEASES43 C.F.R. pt. 3450
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PART 6100—ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE43 C.F.R. pt. 6100
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Subpart 2911—Airport43 C.F.R. pt. 2910, subpt. 2911
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PART 3460—ENVIRONMENT43 C.F.R. pt. 3460
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Subpart 8224—Fossil Forest Research Natural Area43 C.F.R. pt. 8200, subpt. 8224
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PART 8350—MANAGEMENT AREAS43 C.F.R. pt. 8350
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PART 3500—LEASING OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL AND OIL SHALE43 C.F.R. pt. 3500
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§ 3809.5 How does BLM define certain terms used in this subpart?43 C.F.R. § 3809.5