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 PUBLIC LAW 94-579—OCT. 21, 1976

90 STAT. 2759

Secretary determines that such conveyance is in the public interest and will serve objectives which outweigh all public objectives and values which would be served by retaining such lands in Federal ownership. Conveyance under this subparagraph shall be made at not less than the fair market value of the land, as determined by the Secretary, and upon payment in addition of administrative costs, including the cost of making the survey, the cost of appraisal, and the cost of making the conveyance. (c)(1) No conveyance shall be made pursuant to this section until the relevant State government, local government, and areawide planning agency designated pursuant to section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1255, 1262) and/or title IV of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 42 USC 3334. 1968 (82 Stat. 1098, 1103-4) have notified the Secretary as to the 42 USC 4231. consistency of such conveyance with applicable State and local government land use plans and programs. (2) The provisions of section 210 of this Act shall be applicable to all conveyances under this section. (d) The final sentence of section 1(c) of the Recreation and Public Purposes xVct shall not be applicable to conveyances under this 43 USC 869. section. (e) No conveyance pursuant to this section shall be used as the basis for determining the baseline between Federal and State ownership, the boundary of any State for purposes of determining the extent of a State's submerged lands or the line of demarcation of Federal jurisdiction, or any similar or related purpose. (f) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any lands within the National Forest System, defined in the Act of August 17, 1974 (88 Stat. 476; 16 U.S.C. 1601), the National Park System, the National Wildlife JRefuge System, and the National Wild and Scenic Bivers System. (g) Nothing in this section shall supersede the provisions of the Act of December 22, 1928 (45 Stat. 1069; 43 U.S.C. 1068), as amended, i and the Act of May 31, 1962 (76 Stat. 89), or any other Act autjhoriz| ing the sale of specific omitted lands. i RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT

SEC. 212. The Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 741, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 869-i), as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of that Act (43 U.S.C. 869(a)) is amended to read as follows: "Before the land may be disposed of under this Act it must be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the land is to be used for an established or definitely proposed project, that the land involved is not of national significance nor more than is reasonably necessary for the proposed use, and that for proposals of over 640 acres comprehensive land use plans and zoning regulations applicable to the area in which the public lands to be disposed of are located have been adopted by the appropriate State or local authority. The Secretary shall provide Public hearings an opportunity for participation by affected citizens in disposals "'" meetings. under this Act, including public hearings or meetings where he deems it appropriate to provide public comments, and shall hold at least one public meeting on any proposed disposal of more than six hundred forty acres under this Act." (b) Subsection (b)(i) of the first section of that Act (43 U.S.C. 869 (b)) is amended to read as follows:

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