Sec. 211. Authority to issue and correct documents of conveyance. Sec. 213. Acquisition of land. TITLE III-MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY Sec. 301. Studies, cooperative agreements, and contributions. Sec. 302. Service charges, reimbursement payments, and excess payments. Sec. 303. Working capital fund. Sec. 304. Deposits and forfeitures. Sec. 305. Contracts and cadastral survey operations and resource pro tection. Sec. 306. Unauthorized use. Sec. 307. Enforcement authority. Sec. 308. Cooperation with State and local law enforcement agencies. TITLE IV-AUTHORITY TO GRANT RIGHTS-OF-WAY Sec. 401. Authorization to grant rights-of-way. Sec. 402. Right-of-way corridors. Sec. 403. General provisions. Sec. 404. Terms and conditions. Sec. 405. Suspension or termination of right-of-way. Sec. 406. Rights-of-way for Federal agencies. Sec. 407. Conveyance of lands. Sec. 408. Existing rights-of-way. Sec. 409. State standards. Sec. 410. Effect on other laws. Sec. 411. Applicant before other Federal agencies. TITLE V-CONSTRUCTION OF LAW, PRESERVATION OF VALID EXISTING RIGHTS, AND REPEAL OF LAWS Sec. 501. Construction of law. Sec. 502. Valid existing rights. Sec. 503. Repeal of laws relating to disposal of national resource lands. Sec. 504. Repeal of laws relating to administration of national resource lands. Sec. 505. Repeal of laws relating to rights-of-way. 3 (a) "The Secretary" means the Secretary of the In 4 terior. 5 (b) "National resource lands" means all lands and in 6 terests in lands (including the renewable and nonrenew 7 able resources thereof) now or hereafter administered by 8 the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management, ex9 cept the Outer Continental Shelf. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 (c) "Multiple use" means the management of the national resource lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people; making the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use 17 to conform to changing needs and conditions; the use of 18 some land for less than all of the resources; a combination 19 of balanced and diverse resource uses that takes into ac 20 count the long-term needs of future generations for renew able and nonrenewable resources, and harmonious and co22 ordinated management of the various resource without un 23 24 25 due impairment of the productivity of the land and the quality of the environment, with consideration being given to the relative values of the resources and not necessarily 4 1 to the combination of uses that will give the greatest dollar 2 return or the greatest unit output. 3 (d) "Sustained yield" means the achievement and main4 tenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular pe5 riodic output of the various renewable resources of land with6 out permanent impairment of the quality and productivity of 7 the land or its environmental values. 8 9 10 11 (e) "Areas of critical environmental concern" means areas within the national resource lands where special man agement attention is required when such areas are developed or used to protect, or where no development is required to 12 prevent irreparable damage to, important historic, cultural, or scenic values, or natural systems or processes, or life and safety as a result of natural hazards. 13 14 (f) "Right-of-way" means an easement, lease, permit, or license to occupy, use, or traverse national resource lands granted for the purposes listed in title IV of this Act. (g) "Holder" means any State or local governmental entity or agency, individual, partnership, corporation, asso ciation, or other business entity receiving or using a right-of way under title IV of this Act. DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC. 3. (a) Congress hereby declares that— (1) the national resource lands are a vital national asset containing a wide variety of natural resource values; 5 6 7 བ 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 (2) sound, long-term management of the national resource lands is vital to the maintenance of a livable environment and essential to the well-being of the Amer ican people; (3) the national interest will be best realized if the national resource 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, State, and local planning efforts; and (4) except where disposal of particular tracts is made in accordance with title II, and other applicable laws, the national interest will be best served by retaining the national resource lands in Federal ownership. (b) Congress hereby directs that the Secretary shall manage the national resource lands under principles of mul17 tiple use and sustained yield in a manner which will, using 18 all practicable means and measures, assure consideration of: 19 (i) the environmental quality of such lands to assure their 20 continued value for present and future generations; (ii) such 21 uses as provision of food and habitat for wildlife, fish, and 22 domestic animals, minerals, materials, and energy produc 23 tion, supplying the products of trees and plants, human 24 occupancy and use, and various forms of outdoor recreation, 25 or other uses; (iii) scientific, scenic, historical, archeologi 53-644 O-75 - 12 6 1 cal, natural ecological, air and atmospheric, water resource, 2 and other public values; (iv) continuation of certain areas 3 in their natural condition, and to assure; (v) evaluating of 4 various demands on such lands in light of national goals; 5 (vi) payment of fair market value by users of such lands 6 except as otherwise provided by law; (vii) opportunity for the public to participate in decisionmaking concerning such 8 lands; and (viii) consultation, cooperation, and, to the maxi9 mum extent practicable, coordination of his activities with 10 other interested Federal agencies. 7 11 12 23 RULES AND REGULATIONS SEC. 4. The Secretary is authorized to promulgate such 13 rules and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the 14 purposes of this Act. The promulgation of such rules and 15 regulations shall be governed by the Administrative Pro16 cedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). Prior to the promulgation of 17 such rules and regulations, the national resource lands shall be 18 administered under existing rules and regulations concern19 ing such lands. 20 21 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SEC. 5. In exercising his authorities under this Act, the 22 Secretary, by regulation, shall establish procedures, includ23 ing public hearings where appropriate, to give the Federal, State, and local governments and the public adequate notice 24 25 and an opportunity to comment upon the formulation of |