16 USC 521d - Sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System land

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§ 521d.

Sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System land

(a)

Conveyance authority; consideration

The Secretary is authorized, when the Secretary determines it to be in the public interest—

(1)

to sell, exchange, or interchange by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest, including the mineral estate, of the United States in and to National Forest System lands described in section 521e of this title; and

(2)

to accept as consideration for the lands sold, exchanged, or interchanged other lands, interests in lands, or cash payment, or any combination of such forms of consideration, which, in the case of conveyance by sale or exchange, is at least equal in value, including the mineral estate, or, in the case of conveyance by interchange, is of approximately equal value, including the mineral estate, to the lands being conveyed by the Secretary.

(b)

Inclusion of terms, covenants, conditions, and reservations

(1)

In general

(2)

Limitation

(c)

Disposition of proceeds

(1)

Deposit in Sisk fund

(2)

Use

Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Secretary until expended for—

(A)

the acquisition of land or interests in land for administrative sites for the National Forest System in the State from which the amounts were derived;

(B)

the acquisition of land or interests in land for inclusion in the National Forest System in that State, including land or interests in land that enhance opportunities for recreational access; or

(C)

the reimbursement of the Secretary for costs incurred in preparing a sale conducted under the authority of section 521e of this title if the sale is a competitive sale.

(Pub. L. 97–465, § 2, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2535; Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8621(c), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4852.)

cite as: 16 USC 521d