43 Usc 1740

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TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS

CHAPTER 35--FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

SUBCHAPTER III--ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 1740. Rules and regulations

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.

(Pub. L. 94-579, title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2767.)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, 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.