Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§1285a Lease of Federal Lands
Title 16 › CHAPTER 28 — WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS › § 1285a
Summary
Secretary may lease federally owned land or interests inside a National Wild and Scenic Rivers unit that the Secretary acquired under this chapter, with restrictions needed to carry out the chapter's goals, and must first offer the lease to the land's prior owner.
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Title 16, §1285a
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(a)Authority of Secretary; restrictive covenants
Where appropriate in the discretion of the Secretary, he may lease federally owned land (or any interest therein) which is within the boundaries of any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and which has been acquired by the Secretary under this chapter. Such lease shall be subject to such restrictive covenants as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b)Offer to prior owner
Any land to be leased by the Secretary under this section shall be offered first for such lease to the person who owned such land immediately before its acquisition by the United States.
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16 U.S.C. § 1285a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110