2011 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 35 - FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (§§ 1701 - 1787)
Subchapter III - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 1731 - 1748b)
Section 1740 - Rules and regulations

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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 III - ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 1740 - Rules and regulations
Containssection 1740
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 94-579, title III, §310, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2767.
Statutes at Large References90 Stat. 2767, 2743
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 94-579

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43 USC § 1740 (2011)
§1740. Rules and regulations

The Secretary, with respect to the public lands, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act and of other laws applicable to the public lands, and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to lands within the National Forest System, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. The promulgation of such rules and regulations shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, without regard to section 553(a)(2). Prior to the promulgation of such rules and regulations, such lands shall be administered under existing rules and regulations concerning such lands to the extent practical.

(Pub. L. 94–579, title III, §310, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2767.)

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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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