Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 1.djvu/651

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PUBLIC LAW 106-248^TULY 25, 2000 114 STAT. 615 (iii) a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); or (iv) a component of the National Trails System under the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.). (3) INHOLDING.— The term "inholding" means any right, title, or interest, held by a non-Federal entity, in ot- to a tract of land that lies within the boundary of a federally designated area. (4) PUBLIC LAND. —The term "public land" means public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)). (5) SECRETARY. —The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. SEC. 204. IDENTIFICATION OF INHOLDINGS. 43 USC 2303. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary and the Secretary of Agri- Procedures, culture shall establish a procedure to— (1) identify, by State, inholdings for which the landowner has indicated a desire to sell the land or interest therein to the United States; and (2) prioritize the acquisition of inholdings in accordance with section 206(c)(3). (b) PUBLIC NOTICE.— As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title and periodically thereafter, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide public notice of the procedures referred to in subsection (a), including any information necessary for the consideration of an inholding under section 206. Such notice shall include publication in the Federal Register Federal Register, and by such other means as the Secretary and the Secretary of publication. Agriculture determine to be appropriate. (c) iDENTiFiCATiON.An inholding— (1) shall be considered for identification under this section only if the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture receive notification of a desire to sell from the landowner in response to public notice given under subsection (b); and (2) shall be deemed to have been established as of the later of— (A) the earlier of— (i) the date on which the land was withdrawn from the public domain; or (ii) the date on which the land was established or designated for special management; or ' (B) the date on which the inholding was acquired by the current owner. (d) No OBLIGATION TO CONVEY OR ACQUIRE. —The identification of an inholding under this section creates no obligation on the part of a landowner to convey the inholding or any obligation on the part of the United States to acquire the inholding. SEC. 205. DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LAND. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a program, using funds made available under section 206, to complete appraisals and satisfy other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) under 43 USC 2304.