Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460e Authorization for Sale of Public Lands; Rights of Lessee

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Army may sell government land around reservoirs if the land is not needed for the project or for public recreation and if it is used or can be used for cottage sites. Sales must follow the rules in this part of the law. If someone was leasing a cottage site on August 6, 1956, the land cannot be offered to anyone else until 60 days after that renter gets written notice under section 460f or until the lease ends, whichever is later. During that time the renter has the right to buy the land the Secretary decides 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Whenever the Secretary of the Army determines that any Government-owned lands other than lands withdrawn or reserved from the public domain within reservoir areas under his control (1) are not required for project purposes or for public recreational use, and (2)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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16 U.S.C. § 460e

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60