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 90 STAT. 2744

PUBLIC LAW 94-579—OCT. 21, 1976 Sec. 509. Existing rights-of-way. Sec. 510. Effect on other laws. Sec. 511. Coordination of applications.

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TITLE VI—DESIGNATED MANAGEMENT AREAS Sec. 601. California desert conservation area. Sec. 602. King range. Sec. 603. Bureau of land management wilderness study. TITLE VII—EFFECT ON EXISTING RIGHTS: REPEAL OF EXISTING LAWS; SEVERABILITY Sec. 701. Effect on existing rights. Sec. 702. Repeal of laws relating to homesteading and small tracts. Sec. 703. Repeal of laws related to disposals. Sec. 704. Repeal of withdrawal laws. Sec. 705, Repeal of laws relating to administration of public lands. Sec. 706. Repeal of laws relating to rights-of-way. Sec. 707. Severability.

TITLE I—SHORT TITLE, DECLARATION OF POLICY, AND DEFINITIONS SHORT TITLE

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SEC. 101. This Act may be cited as the " Federal L and Policy and Management Act of 1976". DECLARATION OF POLICY

43 USC 1701.

SEC. 102. (a) The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that — (1) the public lands be retained in Federal ownership, unless as a result of the land use planning procedure provided for in this Act, it is determined that disposal of a particular parcel will serve the national interest; (2) the national interest will be best realized if the public lands and their resources are periodically and systematically inventoried and their present and future use is projected through a land use planning process coordinated with other Federal and State planning efforts; (3) public lands not previously designated for any specific use and all existing classifications of public lands that were effected by executive action or statute before the date of enactment of this Act be reviewed in accordance with the provisions of this Act; (4) the Congress exercise its constitutional authority to withdraw or otherwise designate or dedicate Federal lands for Specified purposes and that Congress delineate the extent to which the Executive may withdraw lands without legislative action; (5) in administering public land statutes and exercising discretionary authority granted by them, the Secretary be re/juired to establish comprehensive rules and regulations after considering the views of the general public; and to structure adjudication procedures to assure adequate t h i r d party participation, objective administrative review of initial decisions, and expeditious decisionmaking; (6) judicial review of public land adjudication decisions be provided by law; (7) goals and objectives be established by law as guidelines for public land use planning, and that management be on the basis

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