§ 1285a. — Lease of Federal lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1285a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 28--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
Sec. 1285a. Lease of Federal lands
(a) Authority of Secretary; restrictive covenants
Where appropriate in the discretion of the Secretary, he may lease
federally owned land (or any interest therein) which is within the
boundaries of any component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System and which has been acquired by the Secretary under this chapter.
Such lease shall be subject to such restrictive covenants as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Offer to prior owner
Any land to be leased by the Secretary under this section shall be
offered first for such lease to the person who owned such land
immediately before its acquisition by the United States.
(Pub. L. 90-542, Sec. 14A, as added Pub. L. 95-625, title VII, Sec. 764,
Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3534.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1279 of this title.
