(a) Section 209(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1719(b), authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey mineral interests owned by the United States where the surface is or will be in non-Federal ownership, if certain specific conditions are met.
(b) Section 310 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1740,authorizes.