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[CITE: 43USC1739]

 
                         TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
 
             CHAPTER 35--FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
 
                     SUBCHAPTER III--ADMINISTRATION
 
Sec. 1739. Advisory councils


(a) Establishment; membership; operation

    The Secretary shall establish advisory councils of not less than ten 
and not more than fifteen members appointed by him from among persons 
who are representative of the various major citizens' interests 
concerning the problems relating to land use planning or the management 
of the public lands located within the area for which an advisory 
council is established. At least one member of each council shall be an 
elected official of general purpose government serving the people of 
such area. To the extent practicable there shall be no overlap or 
duplication of such councils. Appointments shall be made in accordance 
with rules prescribed by the Secretary. The establishment and operation 
of an advisory council established under this section shall conform to 
the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (86 Stat. 770).

(b) Meetings

    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 
each advisory council established by the Secretary under this section 
shall meet at least once a year with such meetings being called by the 
Secretary.

(c) Travel and per diem payments

    Members of advisory councils shall serve without pay, except travel 
and per diem will be paid each member for meetings called by the 
Secretary.

(d) Functions

    An advisory council may furnish advice to the Secretary with respect 
to the land use planning, classification, retention, management, and 
disposal of the public lands within the area for which the advisory 
council is established and such other matters as may be referred to it 
by the Secretary.

(e) Public participation; procedures applicable

    In exercising his authorities under this Act, the Secretary, by 
regulation, shall establish procedures, including public hearings where 
appropriate, to give the Federal, State, and local governments and the 
public adequate notice and an opportunity to comment upon the 
formulation of standards and criteria for, and to participate in, the 
preparation and execution of plans and programs for, and the management 
of, the public lands.

(Pub. L. 94-579, title III, Sec. 309, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2767; Pub. 
L. 95-514, Sec. 13, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1808.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is 
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out 
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
    This Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 94-579, Oct. 21, 
1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as amended, known as the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Tables.


                               Amendments

    1978--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-514 substituted in first sentence 
``shall establish'' for ``is authorized to establish''.


                    Termination of Advisory Councils

    Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the 
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year 
period, or in the case of a council established by the Congress, its 
duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of 
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix 
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1781, 1904 of this title.
