2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 28 - Wild and Scenic Rivers
Sec. 1285a - Lease of Federal lands

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 1285a (2017)
Section Name §1285a. Lease of Federal lands
Section Text (a) Authority of Secretary; restrictive covenants

Where appropriate in the discretion of the Secretary, he may lease federally owned land (or any interest therein) which is within the boundaries of any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and which has been acquired by the Secretary under this chapter. Such lease shall be subject to such restrictive covenants as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Offer to prior owner

Any land to be leased by the Secretary under this section shall be offered first for such lease to the person who owned such land immediately before its acquisition by the United States.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 90–542, §14A, as added Pub. L. 95–625, title VII, §764, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3534.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 28 - WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
Sec. 1285a - Lease of Federal lands
Contains section 1285a
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 92 Stat. 3534
Public Law References Public Law 90-542, Public Law 95-625
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