Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
Public Law 106–248, as amended
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
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Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
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Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
[(Title II of Public Law 106–248)]
[As Amended Through P.L.115–141, Enacted March 23, 2018]
[Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 106–248. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/]
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AN ACTTo authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this resource within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s201" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="201">SEC. 201. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2301">43 U.S.C. 2301 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><inline style="-uslm-dtd:short-title">Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act</inline></shortTitle>”.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="202">SEC. 202. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2301">43 U.S.C. 2301</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS. </heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">Congress finds that—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Bureau of Land Management has authority under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to sell land identified for disposal under its land use planning;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Bureau of Land Management has authority under that Act to exchange Federal land for non-Federal land if the exchange would be in the public interest;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">through land use planning under that Act, the Bureau of Land Management has identified certain tracts of public land for disposal;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal land management agencies of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture have authority under existing law to acquire land consistent with the mission of each agency;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the sale or exchange of land identified for disposal and the acquisition of certain non-Federal land from willing landowners would—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/5/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow for the reconfiguration of land ownership patterns to better facilitate resource management;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/5/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contribute to administrative efficiency within Federal land management units; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/5/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">allow for increased effectiveness of the allocation of fiscal and human resources within the Federal land management agencies;</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a more expeditious process for disposal and acquisition of land, established to facilitate a more effective configuration of land ownership patterns, would benefit the public interest;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">many private individuals own land within the boundaries of Federal land management units and desire to sell the land to the Federal Government;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such land lies within national parks, national monuments, national wildlife refuges, national forests, and other areas designated for special management;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/9" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Federal land management agencies are facing increased workloads from rapidly growing public demand for the use of public land, making it difficult for Federal managers to address problems created by the existence of inholdings in many areas;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/10" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in many cases, inholders and the Federal Government would mutually benefit from Federal acquisition of the land on a priority basis;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/11" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">proceeds generated from the disposal of public land may be properly dedicated to the acquisition of inholdings and other land that will improve the resource management ability of the Federal land management agencies and adjoining landowners;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/12" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">using proceeds generated from the disposal of public land to purchase inholdings and other such land from willing sellers would enhance the ability of the Federal land management agencies to—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/12/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">work cooperatively with private landowners and State and local governments; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/12/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">promote consolidation of the ownership of public and private land in a manner that would allow for better overall resource management;</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/13" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">in certain locations, the sale of public land that has been identified for disposal is the best way for the public to receive fair market value for the land; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s202/14" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="14">(14) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to allow for the least disruption of existing land and resource management programs, the Bureau of Land Management may use non-Federal entities to prepare appraisal documents for agency review and approval consistent with applicable provisions of the Uniform Standards for Federal Land Acquisition.</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203" styleType="OLC" role="definitions">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="203">SEC. 203. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2302">43 U.S.C. 2302</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
<chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">In this title:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptional resource.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">exceptional resource</term>” means a resource of scientific, natural, historic, cultural, recreational access and use, or other recreational value that has been documented by a Federal, State, or local governmental authority, and for which there is a compelling need for conservation and protection under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order to maintain the resource for the benefit of the public.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federally designated area.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">federally designated area</term>” means land in Alaska and the eleven contiguous Western States (as defined in section 103(o) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(o))) that is within the boundary of—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a national monument, area of critical environmental concern, national conservation area, national riparian conservation area, national recreation area, national scenic area, research natural area, national outstanding natural area, priority species and habitats designated in a land use plan in accordance with subpart E (entitled “Fish and Wildlife”) of part I of Appendix C of Bureau of Land Management Land Use Planning Handbook H-1601-1 (Rel 1-1693), a special recreation management area, or a national natural landmark managed by the Bureau of Land Management;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a unit of the National Park System;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a National Forest or National Grassland in the National Forest System; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">an area within which the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture is otherwise authorized by law to acquire lands or interests therein that is designated as—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/E/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">wilderness under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.);</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/E/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a wilderness study area;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/E/iii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); or</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/2/E/iv" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iv">(iv) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">a component of the National Trails System under the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.).</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inaccessible lands that are open to public hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational purposes.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:quote">inaccessible lands that are open to public hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational purposes</term>” means public lands in Alaska and the eleven contiguous Western States (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) consisting of at least 640 contiguous acres on which the public is allowed under Federal or State law to hunt, fish, target shoot or use the land for other recreational purposes but—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to which there is no public access or egress; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to which public access or egress to the land is significantly restricted, as determined by the Secretary.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inholding.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">inholding</term>” means any right, title, or interest, held by a non-Federal entity, in or to a tract of land that lies within the boundary of a federally designated area.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public land.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">public land</term>” means public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s203/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of the Interior.</content>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="204">SEC. 204. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2303">43 U.S.C. 2303</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">IDENTIFICATION OF INHOLDINGS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a procedure to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">identify, by State, inholdings for which the landowner has indicated a desire to sell the land or interest therein to the United States; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">prioritize the acquisition of inholdings in accordance with section 206(c)(3).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Public Notice.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title and periodically thereafter, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide public notice of the procedures referred to in subsection (a), including any information necessary for the consideration of an inholding under section 206. 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.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Identification.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">An inholding—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">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); and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall be deemed to have been established as of the later of—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/c/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the earlier of—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/c/2/A/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the land was withdrawn from the public domain; or</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/c/2/A/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the land was established or designated for special management; or</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/c/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date on which the inholding was acquired by the current owner.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s204/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No Obligation To Convey or Acquire.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The 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.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="205">SEC. 205. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2304">43 U.S.C. 2304</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LAND. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall establish a program, using funds made available under section 206—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to complete appraisals and satisfy other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2018, to establish and make available to the public, on the website of the Department of the Interior, a database containing a comprehensive list of all the land referred to in paragraph (1); and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to maintain the database referred to in paragraph (2).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Sale of Public Land.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The sale of public land so identified shall be conducted in accordance with sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713, 1719).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exceptions to competitive bidding requirements.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exceptions to competitive bidding requirements under section 203(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713(f)) shall apply to this section in cases in which the Secretary determines it to be necessary.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s205/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Report in Public Land Statistics.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary shall provide in the annual publication of Public Land Statistics, a report of activities under this section.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="206">SEC. 206. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2305">43 U.S.C. 2305</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FEDERAL LAND DISPOSAL ACCOUNT. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Deposit of Proceeds.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other law (except a law that specifically provides for a proportion of the proceeds to be distributed to any trust funds of any States), the gross proceeds of the sale or exchange of public land under this Act shall be deposited in a separate account in the Treasury of the United States to be known as the “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Federal Land Disposal Account</quotedText>”.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Availability.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts in the Federal Land Disposal Account shall be available to the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, without further Act of appropriation, to carry out this title.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Use of the Federal Land Disposal Account.—</heading>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In general.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds in the Federal Land Disposal Account shall be expended in accordance with this subsection.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Fund allocation.—</heading>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purchase of land.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Except as authorized under subparagraph (C), funds shall be used to purchase lands or interests therein that are otherwise authorized by law to be acquired, and that are—</chapeau>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2/A/i" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="i">(i) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">inholdings;</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2/A/ii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="ii">(ii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adjacent to federally designated areas and contain exceptional resources; or</content>
</clause>
<clause style="-uslm-dtd:clause" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2/A/iii" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="iii">(iii) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">adjacent to inaccessible lands open to public hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other recreational purposes.</content>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Inholdings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Not less than 80 percent of the funds allocated for the purchase of land within each State shall be used to acquire inholdings identified under section 204.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Administrative and other expenses.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">An amount not to exceed 20 percent of the funds deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account may be used by the Secretary for administrative and other expenses necessary to carry out the land disposal program under section 205.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Same state purchases.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Of the amounts not used under subparagraph (C), not less than 80 percent shall be expended within the State in which the funds were generated. Any remaining funds may be expended in any other State.</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/2/E" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="E">(E) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any funds made available under subparagraph (D) that are not obligated or expended by the end of the fourth full fiscal year after the date of the sale or exchange of land that generated the funds may be expended in any State.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Priority.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop a procedure for prioritizing the acquisition of inholdings and non-Federal lands with exceptional resources as provided in paragraph (2). Such procedure shall consider—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the date the inholding was established (as provided in section 204(c));</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which the acquisition of the land or interest therein will increase the public availability of resources for, and facilitate public access to, hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/3/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the extent to which acquisition of the land or interest therein will facilitate management efficiency; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/3/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such other criteria as the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture deem appropriate.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Basis of sale.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any land acquired under this section shall be—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/4/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">from a willing seller;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/4/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contingent on the conveyance of title acceptable to the Secretary, or the Secretary of Agriculture in the case of an acquisition of National Forest System land, using title standards of the Attorney General;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/4/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">at a price not to exceed fair market value consistent with applicable provisions of the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/c/4/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">managed as part of the unit within which it is contained.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Contaminated Sites and Sites Difficult and Uneconomic To Manage.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds in the Federal Land Disposal Account shall not be used to purchase land or an interest in land that, as determined by the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contains a hazardous substance or is otherwise contaminated; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">because of the location or other characteristics of the land, would be difficult or uneconomic to manage as Federal land.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s206/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Funds made available under this section shall be supplemental to any funds appropriated under chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="207">SEC. 207. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t43/s2306">43 U.S.C. 2306</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SPECIAL PROVISIONS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title provides an exemption from any limitation on the acquisition of land or interest in land under any Federal law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Other Law.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">This title shall not apply to land eligible for sale under—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Public Law 96–586 (commonly known as the “<quotedText style="-uslm-dtd:quote">Santini-Burton Act</quotedText>”) (94 Stat. 3381);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2343);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3028);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 111–11);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460www note, 1132 note; Public Law 111–11);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1108); or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/b/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1121).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exchanges.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this title precludes, preempts, or limits the authority to exchange land under authorities providing for the exchange of Federal lands, including but not limited to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/c/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/c/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Federal Land Exchange Facilitation Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 1086) or the amendments made by that Act.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/106/248/tII/s207/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">No New Right or Benefit.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Nothing in this Act creates a right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any other person.</content>
</subsection>
</section>