Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§1740 Rules and Regulations
Title 43 › Chapter 35— FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter III— ADMINISTRATION › § 1740
Summary
The Secretary must create rules for managing public lands to carry out this Act and other laws that apply to those lands. The Secretary of Agriculture must create rules for lands in the National Forest System. Those rules must be made under chapter 5 of title 5, without regard to section 553(a)(2). Until new rules are issued, the lands must be managed under the current rules as much as practical.
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Title 43, §1740
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The Secretary, with respect to the public lands, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act and of other laws applicable to the public lands, and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to lands within the National Forest System, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. The promulgation of such rules and regulations shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, without regard to section 553(a)(2). Prior to the promulgation of such rules and regulations, such lands shall be administered under existing rules and regulations concerning such lands to the extent practical.
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This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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43 U.S.C. § 1740
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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