2012 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 41 - FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION (§§ 2301 - 2306)
Section 2303 - Identification of inholdings
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 41 - FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION Sec. 2303 - Identification of inholdings |
Contains | section 2303 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-248, title II, §204, July 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 615. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 114 Stat. 615 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 106-248 |
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The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a procedure to—
(1) identify, by State, inholdings for which the landowner has indicated a desire to sell the land or interest therein to the United States; and
(2) prioritize the acquisition of inholdings in accordance with section 2305(c)(3) of this title.
(b) Public noticeAs soon as practicable after July 25, 2000, and periodically thereafter, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide public notice of the procedures referred to in subsection (a) of this section, including any information necessary for the consideration of an inholding under section 2305 of this title. Such notice shall include publication in the Federal Register and by such other means as the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture determine to be appropriate.
(c) IdentificationAn inholding—
(1) shall be considered for identification under this section only if the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture receive notification of a desire to sell from the landowner in response to public notice given under subsection (b) of this section; and
(2) shall be deemed to have been established as of the later of—
(A) the earlier of—
(i) the date on which the land was withdrawn from the public domain; or
(ii) the date on which the land was established or designated for special management; or
(B) the date on which the inholding was acquired by the current owner.
(d) No obligation to convey or acquireThe identification of an inholding under this section creates no obligation on the part of a landowner to convey the inholding or any obligation on the part of the United States to acquire the inholding.
(Pub. L. 106–248, title II, §204, July 25, 2000, 114 Stat. 615.)
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