43 U.S.C. § 1740 — Rules and regulations
submitted 50 years ago by Pub. L. 94-579 to r/title-43-PUBLIC-LANDS · 107 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture must issue rules and regulations for the public lands and National Forest System lands within their respective responsibilities. The rulemaking process follows specified administrative-law provisions, while existing rules continue as practical until new ones are issued.
For public lands, the Secretary must issue rules and regulations carrying out this Act and other laws applying to those lands. For lands in the National Forest System, the Secretary of Agriculture must issue rules and regulations carrying out this Act. Their issuance is governed by chapter 5 of title 5 without regard to section 553(a)(2). Until new rules are issued, the lands must, as practical, be administered under the existing rules concerning them.
The Secretary, with respect to the public lands, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act and of other laws applicable to the public lands, and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to lands within the National Forest System, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. The promulgation of such rules and regulations shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, without regard to section 553(a)(2). Prior to the promulgation of such rules and regulations, such lands shall be administered under existing rules and regulations concerning such lands to the extent practical.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–579, title III, § 310, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2767.)
- 1976Enacted · Pub. L. 94-579 · 90 Stat. 2767
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