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[CITE: 16USC460nnn-105]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
 SUBCHAPTER CXXV--STEENS MOUNTAIN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION 
                                  AREA
 
                         Part F--Land Exchanges
 
Sec. 460nnn-105. General provisions applicable to land exchanges


(a) Map

    The land conveyances described in this part are generally depicted 
on the map entitled ``Steens Mountain Land Exchanges'' and dated 
September 18, 2000.

(b) Applicable law

    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the exchange of 
Federal land under this part is subject to the existing laws and 
regulations applicable to the conveyance and acquisition of land under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. It is anticipated 
that the Secretary will be able to carry out such land exchanges without 
the promulgation of additional regulations and without regard to the 
notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5.

(c) Conditions on acceptance

    Title to the non-Federal lands to be conveyed under this part must 
be acceptable to the Secretary, and the conveyances shall be subject to 
valid existing rights of record. The non-Federal lands shall conform 
with the title approval standards applicable to Federal land 
acquisitions.

(d) Legal descriptions

    The exact acreage and legal description of all lands to be exchanged 
under this part shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary. The costs of any such survey, as well as other administrative 
costs incurred to execute a land exchange under this part, shall be 
borne by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 106-399, title VI, Sec. 605, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1673.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 460nnn-101, 460nnn-102, 
460nnn-103, 460nnn-104 of this title.
