§ 3209. — Effect on prior withdrawals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC3209]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 51--ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
SUBCHAPTER VI--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 3209. Effect on prior withdrawals
(a) Rescission of prior reservations and withdrawals; management by
Secretary and Secretary of Agriculture of lands outside
boundaries established by this Act
The withdrawals and reservations of the public lands made by Public
Land Orders No. 5653 of November 16, 1978, 5654 of November 17, 1978,
Public Land Orders numbered 5696 through 5711 inclusive of February 12,
1980, Federal Register Documents No. 34051, of December 5, 1978 and No.
79-17803 of June 8, 1979 and Proclamations No. 4611 through 4627,
inclusive, of December 1, 1978, were promulgated to protect these lands
from selection, appropriation, or disposition prior to December 2, 1980.
As to all lands not within the boundaries established by this Act of any
conservation system unit, national conservation area, national
recreation area, or national forest addition, the aforesaid withdrawals
and reservations are hereby rescinded on the effective date of this Act,
and such lands shall be managed by the Secretary pursuant to the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 [43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.], or in
the case of lands within a national forest, by the Secretary of
Agriculture pursuant to the laws applicable to the national forests,
unless otherwise specified by this Act. As to the Federal lands which
are within the aforesaid boundaries, the aforesaid withdrawals and
reservations are, on the effective date of this Act, hereby rescinded
and superseded by the withdrawals and reservations made by this Act.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any other
law, the Federal lands within the aforesaid boundaries established by
this Act shall not be deemed available for selection, appropriation, or
disposition except as expressly provided by this Act.
(b) Effective date
This section shall become effective upon the relinquishment by the
State of Alaska of selections made on November 14, 1978, pursuant to the
Alaska Statehood Act which are located within the boundaries of
conservation system units, national conservation areas, national
recreation areas, and forest additions, established, designated, or
expanded by this Act.
(Pub. L. 96-487, title XIII, Sec. 1322, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2487.)
References in Text
Proclamations No. 4611 through 4627, inclusive, of December 1, 1978,
referred to in subsec. (a), are Procs. No. 4611 through 4627, Dec. 1,
1978, 93 Stat. 1446-1473, which are set out as notes under section 431
of this title.
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96-487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94
Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and
Tables.
The effective date of this Act, referred in to subsec. (a), probably
means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 96-487, which was approved Dec.
2, 1980.
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 94-579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as
amended, which is classified principally to chapter 35 (Sec. 1701 et
seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of Title 43
and Tables.
The Alaska Statehood Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85-
508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, as amended, which is set out as a note
preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
