Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§460e Authorization for sale of public lands; rights of lessee

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXVII— - COTTAGE SITE DEVELOPMENTS AND USES IN RESERVOIR AREAS › § 460e

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allows the Secretary of the Army to sell government-owned land in reservoir areas he controls when the land is not needed for the project or for public recreation and is being used, or could be used, for cottage sites. Land that was leased for cottage sites on August 6, 1956 cannot be sold to anyone else until sixty days after the written notice called for in section 460f or until the lease ends, whichever comes later. During that time the tenant has the right to buy the land if the Secretary says it can be sold.

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Title 16, §460e

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Whenever the Secretary of the Army determines that any Government-owned lands other than lands withdrawn or reserved from the public domain within reservoir areas under his control (1) are not required for project purposes or for public recreational use, and (2) are being used for or are available for cottage site development and use, he is authorized to offer such lands, or any part thereof, for sale for such purposes in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter: Provided, however, That any lands held under lease for cottage site purposes on August 6, 1956 shall not be offered for sale to anyone other than the lessee until after sixty days from the date of the written notice to the lessee as provided in section 460f of this title, or the termination or expiration date of such lease, whichever is later, and the lessee shall have the right during such period to purchase any lands leased to him which the Secretary determines are available for sale.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460e

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73