2019 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 51 - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Subchapter VI - Administrative Provisions
Sec. 3213 - Future executive branch actions

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 3213 (2019)
Section Name §3213. Future executive branch actions
Section Text

(a) No future executive branch action which withdraws more than five thousand acres, in the aggregate, of public lands within the State of Alaska shall be effective except by compliance with this subsection. To the extent authorized by existing law, the President or the Secretary may withdraw public lands in the State of Alaska exceeding five thousand acres in the aggregate, which withdrawal shall not become effective until notice is provided in the Federal Register and to both Houses of Congress. Such withdrawal shall terminate unless Congress passes a joint resolution of approval within one year after the notice of such withdrawal has been submitted to Congress.

(b) No further studies of Federal lands in the State of Alaska for the single purpose of considering the establishment of a conservation system unit, national recreation area, national conservation area, or for related or similar purposes shall be conducted unless authorized by this Act or further Act of Congress.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 96–487, title XIII, §1326, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2488.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 51 - ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER VI - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 3213 - Future executive branch actions
Contains section 3213
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 94 Stat. 2488, 2371
Public Law References Public Law 96-487
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