§157 Application for Withdrawal, Reservation, or Restriction; Specifications

Summary

If an application filed on or after February 28, 1958 asks to set aside land or water and would need Congress to approve it under section 156, it must include certain details. The application must name the agency asking and the agency that will use the area; give the location with a clear description of the outer boundaries and any excluded parts; state the total acres inside those boundaries and the acres of public land or water involved; say the purpose or note if the purpose is classified for national security; say whether the use will cause contamination and if that contamination would be permanent or temporary; state how long the set‑aside would last; explain how the use will affect existing public land laws, rules, and resources (such as minerals, timber, grazing, fish and wildlife, water, and scenic, wilderness, or recreation values); and if the use involves water in any State, say whether the using agency has or plans to get the water rights required by State law, subject to existing rights.