§ 666g. — Classification of lands; industrial leases; moneys subject to section 715s of this title; administration; jurisdiction of Federal agencies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC666g]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 5A--PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE
SUBCHAPTER I--GAME, FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, AND FISH
Sec. 666g. Classification of lands; industrial leases; moneys
subject to section 715s of this title; administration;
jurisdiction of Federal agencies
All of the lands transferred to the Secretary of the Interior,
pursuant to the provisions of section 666f of this title and this
section, first shall be classified by him with a view to determining, in
cooperation with Federal, State, and public or private agencies and
organizations, the most beneficial use that may be made thereof to carry
out the purposes of section 666f of this title and this section,
including the development of wildlife conservation, agricultural,
recreational, industrial, and related purposes. Such lands as have been
or may hereafter be determined to be chiefly valuable for industrial
purposes shall be leased for such purposes at such time and under such
terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe.
All moneys received or collected in connection with such leases shall be
subject to the provisions of section 715s of this title. Except to the
extent otherwise provided in section 666f of this title and this
section, all lands herein transferred shall be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service in
accordance with the provisions of sections 661 to 666c of this title,
and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof for the
conservation of wildlife, and for the development of the agricultural,
recreational, industrial, and related purposes specified in section 666f
of this title and this section: Provided, That no jurisdiction shall be
exercised by the Secretary of the Interior over that portion of such
lands and the improvements thereon which are now utilized by the
Department of the Army directly or indirectly until such time as it is
determined by the Secretary of the Army that utilization of such
portions of such lands and the improvements thereon directly or
indirectly by the Department of the Army is no longer required: Provided
further, That, subsequent to the determination referred to in the
preceding proviso, the lands and improvements mentioned therein shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, and any lease or other
disposition thereof shall be made subject to such terms, conditions,
restrictions, and reservations imposed by the Secretary of the Army as
will, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Army, be adequate to assure
the continued availability for war production purposes of such lands and
improvements.
(Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 489, Sec. 2, 61 Stat. 770; July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
title II, Sec. 205(a), 61 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 95-616, Sec. 8, Nov. 8,
1978, 92 Stat. 3114.)
References in Text
Section 715s of this title, referred to in text, was in the original
``the Act of June 15, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 383; 16 U.S.C. 715s)''.
Amendments
1978--Pub. L. 95-616 substituted in second sentence ``terms and
conditions as the Secretary of the Interior shall prescribe'' for
``terms and conditions as are consistent with the general purposes of
section 2 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended, and with the
purposes of section 666f of this title and this section'' and made
moneys received or collected in connection with the leases to be subject
to section 715s of this title.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of
Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of
act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch.
1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ``Title 10,
Armed Forces'' which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military
Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of
the Army.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 666f of this title.
