2011 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 35 - FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (§§ 1701 - 1787)
Subchapter II - LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION (§§ 1711 - 1723)
Section 1720 - Coordination by Secretary of the Interior with State and local governments

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 35 - FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER II - LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
Sec. 1720 - Coordination by Secretary of the Interior with State and local governments
Containssection 1720
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 94-579, title II, §210, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2758.
Statutes at Large References90 Stat. 2758, 2743
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 94-579

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43 USC § 1720 (2011)
§1720. Coordination by Secretary of the Interior with State and local governments

At least sixty days prior to offering for sale or otherwise conveying public lands under this Act, the Secretary shall notify the Governor of the State within which such lands are located and the head of the governing body of any political subdivision of the State having zoning or other land use regulatory jurisdiction in the geographical area within which such lands are located, in order to afford the appropriate body the opportunity to zone or otherwise regulate, or change or amend existing zoning or other regulations concerning the use of such lands prior to such conveyance. The Secretary shall also promptly notify such public officials of the issuance of the patent or other document of conveyance for such lands.

(Pub. L. 94–579, title II, §210, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2758.)

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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as amended, known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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