National Resource Lands Management Act

Summary

National Resource Lands Management Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and maintain on a continuing basis an inventory of all national resource lands, and their resource and other values, giving priority to areas of critical environmental concern. Defines the term "national resource lands" as all lands and interests in lands now or hereafter administered by the Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management, except the Outer Continental Shelf. Directs the Secretary to develop, with public participation, maintain, and when appropriate, revise land use plans for the national resource lands consistent with the terms and conditions of this Act and coordinated so far as he finds feasible and proper, or as may be requires by the enactment of a National Land Use Policy or other law, with the land use plans of State and local governments and other Federal agencies. Provides that the Secretary shall manage the national resource lands in accordance with the policies and procedures of this Act and with any land use plans developed pursuant to this Act which he has prepared except to the extent that other applicable law provides otherwise. Authorizes the Secretary to sell national resource lands, if he determines that the sale of such tract will not cause needless degradation of the environment. Provides that sales of land under this Act shall be conducted under competitive bidding procedures to be established by the Secretary. Provides that all conveyance of title issued by the Secretary under this Act shall reserve to the United States all minerals in the lands, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the minerals under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. Provides that the Secretary shall insert in any patent or other documents of conveyance he issues under this Act such terms, covenants, and conditions as he deems necessary to insure proper land use, environmental integrity, and protection of the public interest. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire by purchase, exchange, donation, or otherwise lands or interests therein needed for the management of the national resource lands including, but not limited to, lands needed to provide access by the general public to national resource lands. Provides that the use, occupancy, or development of any portion of the national resource lands contrary to any regulation of the Secretary issued pursuant to and in conformity with this Act or contrary to any order issued pursuant to any such regulations is unlawful and prohibited. Provides that the Secretary shall not impair or diminish any valid existing rights except under due process and upon payment of just compensation. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 8 July 1974

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 18 January 1973

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