43 U.S.C. § 1720
Coordination by Secretary of the Interior with State and local governments
United States · Title 43 — PUBLIC LANDS · Status: effective
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- 43 U.S.C. § 1720, Coordination by Secretary of the Interior with State and local governments, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/486436
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At least sixty days prior to offering for sale or otherwise conveying public lands under this Act, the Secretary shall notify the Governor of the State within which such lands are located and the head of the governing body of any political subdivision of the State having zoning or other land use regulatory jurisdiction in the geographical area within which such lands are located, in order to afford the appropriate body the opportunity to zone or otherwise regulate, or change or amend existing zoning or other regulations concerning the use of such lands prior to such conveyance. The Secretary shall also promptly notify such public officials of the issuance of the patent or other document of conveyance for such lands.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally