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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-537—OCT. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 2715

(4)(A) If any part of the lands granted or otherwise transferred to the State under this Act (and not further conveyed or otherwise transferred by the State to a political subdivision thereof) are used for any purpose incompatible with the purposes specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to all such lands in the ownership of the State, together with all improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. (B) If any of the lands granted or otherwise transferred to the State under this Act are conveyed or otherwise transferred by the State to a political subdivision of the State, use of part of any such lands for any purpose incompatible with the purposes specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall cause all right, title, and interest in and to all such lands to conveyed or otherwise transferred to such political subdivision, together with all improvements thereon, to revert to the United States. SEC. 5. NOTICE AND ENFORCEMENT. (a) PUBLIC NOTICE.—

(1) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate officials of the State, shall take steps to notify residents of the State as to the nature and location of the listed uplands and islands to be granted or otherwise transferred to the State under this Act. (2)(A) The State shall provide notice in writing to the Secretary with regard to any conveyance or other transfer by the State to a political subdivision thereof of any of the lands granted or otherwise transferred to the State under this Act. In the event that the State fails to provide such notice within one year after any such conveyance or transfer, such conveyance or transfer by the State shall be void ab initio and all right, title, and interest in and to the land covered by such attempted conveyance or transfer shall revert to the United States. (B) No later than five years after the date of enactment of this Reports. Act, and every five years thereafter, the State shall submit to the Secretary a report as to the present ownership, management, and use of the lands granted or otherwise transferred to the State pursuant to this Act. (3) The Secretary shall maintain in the Secretary's offices in Records. the District of Columbia and in an appropriate office in the State a current listing of the lands granted or otherwise transferred to the State under this Act, including a record of which if any of such lands have been conveyed or otherwise transferred by the State to a political subdivision thereof. (b) ENFORCEMENT.—

(1) Any person may submit to the Secretary a complaint alleging that the State or a political subdivision thereof has failed to comply with the requirements of this Act or that actions have occurred which have had the effect of causing the reversion to the United States of some or all of the lands granted or otherwise transferred to the State under this Act. (2) In the event that the Secretary determines that a complaint received under this subsection is supported by evidence sufficient to warrant further investigation, the Secretary shall investigate the matter. (3) If, as a result of an investigation under paragraph (2) or for any other reason, the Secretary determines that title to some or