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 PUBLIC LAW 105-167—APR. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 41 (c) LEASEHOLD INTERESTS.— As a condition precedent to the conveyance of interests by the Secretary to Burlington under this Act, all leasehold and contractual interests in the oil and gas interests to be conveyed by Burlington to the United States under this Act shall be released, to the satisfaction of the Secretary. (d) EQUAL VALUATION OF OIL AND GAS RIGHTS EXCHANGE. — The values of the interests to be exchanged under subsection (b)(1) shall be deemed to be equal. (e) APPROXIMATE EQUAL VALUE OF EXCHANGES WITH OTHER INTEREST OWNERS. —The values of the interests to be exchanged under subsection (b)(2) shall be approximately equal, as determined by the Secretary. (f) LAND USE.— (1) EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT.— The Secretary shall grant to Burlington, and its successors and assigns, the use of federally-owned surface lands to explore for and develop interests conveyed to Burlington under this Act, subject to applicable Federal and State laws. (2) SURFACE OCCUPANCY AND USE. —Rights to surface occupancy and use that Burlington would have absent the exchange under this Act on its oil and gas rights and interests conveyed under this Act shall apply to the same extent on the federally- owned surface estate overlying oil and gas rights and interests conveyed to Burlington under this Act. (g) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR ENVIRONMENTALY SEN- SITIVE LANDS. —All activities of Burlington, and its successors and assigns, relating to exploration and development on environmentally sensitive National Forest System lands, as described in the "Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Certain Severed Mineral Estates, Billings County, North Dakota", executed by the Forest Service and Burlington and dated November 2, 1995, shall be subject to the terms of the memorandum. (h) MAP.— The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be provided to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, kept on file in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service, and made available for public inspection in the office of the Forest Supervisor of the Custer National Forest within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (i) CONTINUATION OF MULTIPLE USE. —Nothing in this Act shall limit, restrict, or otherwise affect the application of the principle of multiple use (including outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and fish and wildlife purposes) in any area of the Little Missouri National Grasslands. Federal grazing permits or privileges in areas designated on the map entitled "Billings County, North

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