§666g Classification of lands; industrial leases; moneys subject to section 715s of this title; administration; jurisdiction of Federal agencies

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior must review lands transferred under section 666f to decide the best uses. He must work with federal, state, and public or private groups to plan uses like wildlife conservation, farming, recreation, industry, and related purposes. Land judged mainly useful for industry must be leased for industrial use under terms the Secretary sets. All money from those leases is covered by section 715s of this title. Unless section 666f or this section says otherwise, the Secretary will manage these lands through the Fish and Wildlife Service under the act of August 14, 1946 (Public Law 732, Seventy-ninth Congress) and later related laws to conserve wildlife and support the listed uses. Parts now used by the Army stay under the Army until the Secretary of the Army says they are no longer needed. After that, the Interior will manage them, but any lease or sale must include Army conditions to keep the land available for war production if the Army requires it.