Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§460nnn–105 General Provisions Applicable to Land Exchanges

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter CXXV— STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION AREA › Part F— Land Exchanges › § 460nnn–105

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Authorizes land swaps shown on the map titled "Steens Mountain Land Exchanges" dated September 18, 2000. The swaps follow the usual Bureau of Land Management rules for giving and getting land. The Secretary can carry them out without making new regulations and without following the notice-and-comment rules in section 553 of title 5. Non‑Federal land given to the United States must have title the Secretary finds acceptable, must allow any valid recorded rights, and must meet the same title-approval standards used for Federal buys. Exact acreages and legal descriptions will come from surveys the Secretary accepts. The Secretary will pay for those surveys and other exchange administrative costs.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460nnn–105

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(a)The land conveyances described in this part are generally depicted on the map entitled “Steens Mountain Land Exchanges” and dated September 18, 2000.

(b)Except as otherwise provided in this section, the exchange of Federal land under this part is subject to the existing laws and regulations applicable to the conveyance and acquisition of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. It is anticipated that the Secretary will be able to carry out such land exchanges without the promulgation of additional regulations and without regard to the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5.

(c)Title to the non-Federal lands to be conveyed under this part must be acceptable to the Secretary, and the conveyances shall be subject to valid existing rights of record. The non-Federal lands shall conform with the title approval standards applicable to Federal land acquisitions.

(d)The exact acreage and legal description of all lands to be exchanged under this part shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The costs of any such survey, as well as other administrative costs incurred to execute a land exchange under this part, shall be borne by the Secretary.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–105

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60