Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/1285

 PUBLIC LAW 94-579—OCT. 21, 1976

90 STAT. 2753

(5) an analysis offchemanner in which such lands will be used in relation to the specific requirements for the proposed use; (6) a statement as to whether any suitable alternative sites are available (including cost estimates) for the proposed use or for uses such a withdrawal would displace; (7) a statement of the consultation which has been or will be had with other Federal departments and agencies, with regional, State, and local government bodies, and with other appropriate individuals and groups; (8) a statement indicating the effect of the proposed uses, if any, on State and local government interests and the regional economy; (9) a statement of the expected length of time needed for the withdrawal; (10) the time and place of hearings and of other public involvement concerning such withdrawal; (11) the place where the records on the withdrawal can be examined by interested parties; and (12) a report prepared by a qualified mining engineer, engineering geologist, or geologist which shall include but not be limited to information on: general geology, known mineral deposits, past and present mineral production, mining claims, mineral leases, evaluation of future mineral potential, present and potential market demands. (d) A withdrawal aggregating less than five thousand acres may be made under this subsection by the Secretary on his own motion or upon request by a department or an agency head— (1) for such period of time as he deems desirable for a resource use; or (2) for a period of not more than twenty years for any other use, including but not limited to use for administrative sites, location of facilities, and other proprietary purposes; or (3) for a period of not more than five years to preserve such tract for a specific use then under consideration by the Congress. (e) When the Secretary determines, or when the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of either the House of Representatives or the Senate notifies the Secretary, that an emergency situation exists and that extraordinary measures must be taken to preserve values that would otherwise be lost, the Secretary notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (c)(1) and (d) of this section, shall immediately make a withdrawal and file notice of such emergency withdrawal with the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Such emergency withdrawal shall be effective when made but shall last only for a period not to exceed three years and may not be extended except under the provisions of subsection (c)(1) or (d), whichever is applicable, and (b)(1) of this section. The information required in subsection (c)(2) of this subsection shall be furnished the committees within three months after filing such notice. (f) All withdrawals and extensions thereof, whether made prior to or after approval of this Act, having a specific period shall be reviewed by the Secretary toward the end of the withdrawal period and may be extended or further extended only upon compliance with the provisions of subsection (c)(1) or (d), whichever is applicable, and only if the Secretary determines that the purpose for which the withdrawal was first made requires the extension, and then only for a period no longer than the length of the orginal withdrawal period. The Secretary Report to shall report on such review and extensions to the Committees on Inte- congressional rior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the committees. Senate.

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