velopment, (4) mineral production, (5) occupancy, (6) outdoor recreation, (7) timber production, (8) watershed protect.on, (9) wilderness preservation, or (10) preservation of public values that would be lost if the land passed from Federal ownership. No such regulation shall become effective until the expiration of at least thirty days after the Secretary or his designee has held a public hearing theron. Before such public hearing is held, a notice of at least thirty days shall have been given through publication in the Federal Register and notification to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, both of whom shall receive with the notice a copy of the proposed regulation.

(b) The Secretary of the Interior shall, as soon as possible, review the public lands as defined herein, in the light of the criteria contained in the regulations issued with this section to determine which lands shall be classified as suitable for disposal and which lands he considers to contain such values as to make them more suitable for retention in Federal ownership for interim management under the principles enunciated in this section. In making his determinations the Secretary shall give due consideration to all pertinent factors, including, but not limited to, ecology, priorities of use, and the relative values of the various resources in particular areas. (1) None of the land subject to this subchapter shall be given a designation or classification unless such designation or classification is authorized by statute or defined in regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior. (Pub. L. 88-607, § 1, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 986.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Taylor Grazing Act of June 28, 1934, as amended, referred to in the text, is classified to chapter 8A of this title.

§ 1412 Publication of notice.

At least sixty days prior to taking the following action the Secretary of the Interior or his designee shall give such public notice of the proposed action as he deems appropriate, including publication in the Federal Register and in a newspaper having general circulation in the area or areas in the vicinity of the affected land:

(a) Classification for sale or other disposal under any statute of a tract of land in excess of two thousand five hundred and sixty acres.

(b) Classification for management by the Bureau of Land Management of an area in excess of two thousand five hundred and sixty acres when the action will exclude from the area permanently, or for a substantial period of time, one or more uses enumerated in section 1411 of this title. (Pub. L. 88-607, § 2, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 986.)

§ 1413. Development and administration of lands for multiple use and sustained yield.

The Secretary of the Interior shall develop and administer for multiple use and sustained yield of the several products and services obtainable therefrom those public lands that are determined to be suitable for interim management in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to this subchapter. (Pub. L. 88-607, § 3, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 987.)

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§ 1414. Exemption of lands from other forms of disposal; time period; continuation beyond period. Publication of notice in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the Interior of a proposed classification under this subchapter shall have the effect of segregating such land from settlement, location, sale, selection, entry, lease, or other formal disposal under the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, except to the extent that the proposed classification or subsequent notification thereof specifies that the land shall remain open for one or more of such forms of disposal under the public land laws. The segregative effect of such proposed classification shall continue for a period of two years from the date of publication unless classification has theretofore been completed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter and the regulations to be promulgated hereunder, or unless the Secretary of the Interior shall terminate it soonLands classified for sale or other disposal shall be offered for sale or such other disposal within two years of the date of publication of the proposed classification and if not so offered for sale or other disposal the segregative effect shall cease at the expiration of two years from the date of publication. The proposed classification or proposed sale or other disposal may be continued beyond the two-year period if notice of such proposed continuance, including a statement of necessity for continued segregation, is submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and published in the Federal Register not more than ninety days nor less than thirty days prior to the expiration of the two-year period specified herein; and thereupon the segregative effect shall be extended for such additional period as is specified in the notice, not exceeding two years, unless Congress or the Secretary of the Interior terminates the segregation at any earlier date. (Pub. L. 88-607, § 4, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 987.)

81415. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) The term “public lands” means any lands (1) withdrawn or reserved by Executive Order Numbered 6910 of November 26, 1934, as amended, or 6964 of February 5, 1935, as amended, or (2) within a grazing district established pursuant to the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended, or (3) located in the State of Alaska, which are not otherwise withdrawn or reserved for a Federal use or purpose.

(b) "Multiple use" means the management of the various surface and subsurface resources so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American people; the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these resources or related services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to conform to changing needs and conditions; the use of some land for less than all of the resources; and harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources, each with the other, without impairment of the productivity of the land, with consideration being given to the relative values of the various resources, and not necessarily

The Act of June 28, 1934, as amended, referred to in paragraph (a), is classified to chapter 8A of this title.

§ 1416. Supplemental legislation; repeal of other laws. The purposes of the subchapter are declared to be supplemental to the purposes for which any of the Federal lands in section 1411 of this title have been designated, acquired, withdrawn, reserved, held, or administered. This subchapter shall not be construed as a repeal, in whole or in part, of any existing law, including, but not limited to, the mining and mineral leasing laws. (Pub. L. 88-607, § 6, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 988.)

§ 1417. Restrictions; jurisdiction or responsibilities of States.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed as(a) Restricting prospecting, locating, developing, mining, entering, leasing, or patenting the mineral resources of the lands to which this subchapter applies under law applicable thereto pending action inconsistent therewith under this subchapter.

(b) Restricting the entry and settlement of lands open to entry and settlement under the public land laws pending action inconsistent therewith under this subchapter.

(c) Restricting the Secretary of the Interior from disposing of lands under applicable status after the land has been classified in accordance with this subchapter.

(d) Affecting the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the several States with respect to the lands referred to herein. (Pub. L. 88-607, § 7, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 988.)

§ 1418. Termination of authority; exceptions.

The authorizations and requirements of this subchapter shall expire June 30, 1969, except that the segregation prior to June 30, 1969, of any public lands from settlement, location, sale, selection, entry, lease, or other form of disposal under the public land laws shall continue for the period of time allowable by this subchapter. (Pub. L. 88-607, § 8, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 988.)

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CODIFICATION

Subchapter was not enacted as part of the Public Land Administration Act which comprises subchapters I-III of this chapter.

§ 1421. Determinations affecting disposal; size of tracts; valuation.

Pending the implementation of recommendations to be made by the Public Land Law Review Commission, in addition to any other authority that he may have, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to dispose of public lands that have been classified for disposal in accordance with a

determination that (a) the lands are required for the orderly growth and development of a community or (b) the lands are chiefly valuable for residential, commercial, agricultural (exclusive of lands chiefly valuable for grazing and raising forage crops), industrial, or public uses or development. Such disposals shall be in tracts not exceeding five thousand one hundred and twenty acres each to qualified governmental agencies at the appraised fair market value thereof as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or to qualified individuals through competitive bidding at not less than the appraised fair market value as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. (Pub. L. 88-608, § 1, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 988.)

CROSS REFERENCES Public Land Law Review Commission, see subchapter IV of this chapter.

§ 1422. Notification to local zoning authority.

At least ninety days prior to offering lands for sale in accordance with this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the head of the governing body of the political subdivision of the State having jurisdiction over zoning in the geographic area within which the lands are located or, in the absence of such political subdivision, the Governor of the State, in order to afford the appropriate body with the opportunity of zoning for the use of the land in accordance with local planning and development. No sale shall be conducted under the authority of this subchapter until zoning regulations have been enacted by the appropriate local authority. (Pub. L. 88-608, § 2, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 988.)

§ 1423. Notice of land offerings; publication.

At least thirty days before entering into an agreement with a governmental agency or of the opening of bids from individuals, notice of the offering of lands for sale in accordance with this subchapter shall be furnished by the Secretary of the Interior through a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the lands are situated and by publication of the notice in the Federal Register. (Pub. L. 88-608, § 3, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 989.)

§ 1424. Title reservations.

All patents or other evidences of title issued under this subchapter shall contain a reservation to the United States of all mineral deposits which shall thereupon be withdrawn from appropriation under the public land laws including the mining and mineral leasing laws. Patents and other evidences of title may contain such reservations and reasonable restrictions as are necessary in the public interest, but no restriction to insure proper development of the lands after they have passed from Federal ownership shall be imposed. (Pub. L. 88-608, § 4, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 989.)

§ 1425. Definitions.

For the purposes of this subchapter the following terms have the following meanings

(a) "Public lands" means any public lands which are withdrawn by Executive Order Numbered 6910, dated November 26, 1934, as amended, or by Executive Order Numbered 6964, dated February 5, 1935, as amended, or pursuant to section 315 of this title,

and not otherwise reserved, or which are vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public lands in

Alaska.

(b) "Qualified governmental agency" means any of the following, including their lawful agents and instrumentalities: (A) the State, county, municipality, or other local government subdivision within which the land is located and (B) any municipality within convenient access to the lands if the lands are within the same State as the municipality.

(c) "Qualified individual" means (A) any individual who is a citizen or otherwise a national of the United States (or who has declared his intention to become a citzen) aged twenty-one years or more; B) any partnership or association, each of the members of which is a qualified individual as defined in subparagraph (A) of this subsection; and (C) any corporation organized under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof, and authorized to hold title to real property in the State in which the land is located. (Pub. L. 88-608, § 5, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 989.)

§ 1426. Sales in Alaska.

Ninety per centum of the proceeds from lands sold in the State of Alaska pursuant to this subchapter shall be transferred to the State of Alaska in consideration for which the State shall surrender its right to select an equal acreage of land pursuant to section 6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act. (Pub. L. 88-608, § 6, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 989.) REFERENCES IN TEXT

Section 6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act, referred to in the text, is set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

§ 1427. Termination of authority; exceptions.

The authority granted by this subchapter shall expire June 30, 1969, except that sales concerning which notice has been given in accordance with section 1423 of this title prior to June 30, 1969, may be consummated and patents issued in connection therewith after June 30, 1969. (Pub. L. 88-608, § 7, Sept. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 989.)

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4. Same; remedying neglect or delay in public printing. 5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals; samples.

6. Specifications in advertisements.

7. Opening bids; bonds.

8. Approval of contract; time for performance; bonds. 9. Comparison of paper and envelopes with standard quality.

10. Determination of quality of paper.

11. Default of contractor; new contracts and purchase in open market.

12. Liability of defaulting contractor. 13. Purchase of paper in open market.

14. Purchase of other materials; purchase by departments and governmental agencies.

15. Lithographing and engraving; contracts; bids. 16. Schedule of materials required; advertisements for proposals; contracts.

§ 1. Joint Committee on Printing.

There shall be a Joint Committee on Printing, consisting of the chairman and two members of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the chairman and two members of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, who shall have the powers hereinafter stated. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 1, 28 Stat. 601; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 222, 60 Stat. 838.)

AMENDMENTS

1946-Act Aug. 2, 1946, realigned membership of committee due to the abolishment of the Committees on Printing of both Houses.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1946 AMENDMENT

Amendment of section by act Aug. 2, 1946, effective Jan. 3, 1947, see note set out under section 72a of Title 2, The Congress.

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§2. Same; reelected Congressmen to continue as members of until successors chosen; powers during recess.

The members of the Joint Committee on Printing who are reelected to the succeeding Congress shall continue as members of said committee until their successors are chosen. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, on the last day of a Congress, appoint members of their respective Houses who have been elected to the succeeding Congress to fill any vacancies which may then be about to occur on said committee, and such appointees and the members of said committee who shall have been reelected shall continue until their successors are chosen. The Joint Committee on Printing shall, when Congress is not in session, exercise all the powers and duties devolving upon said committee as provided by law, the same as when Congress is in session. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121.)

§ 4. Same; remedying neglect or delay in public printing.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall have power to adopt and employ such measures as, in its discretion, may be deemed necessary to remedy any neglect, delay, duplication, or waste in the public printing and binding and the distribution of Government publications. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86, § 11, 40 Stat. 1270.)

§ 5. Standards of paper; advertisements for proposals; samples.

The Joint Committee on Printing shall fix upon standards of paper for the different descriptions of public printing and binding, and the Public Printer shall, under their direction, advertise in one newspaper or trade journal, published in each of six cities, for sealed proposals to furnish the Government with paper, as specified in the schedule to be furnished applicants by the Public Printer, setting forth in detail the quality and quantities required for the public printing. And the Public Printer shall furnish samples of the standard of papers fixed upon to applicants therefor who shall desire to bid. (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 3, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 421, § 1, 43 Stat. 1105.)

§ 6. Specifications in advertisements.

The advertisements shall specify the minimum portion of each quality of paper required for either three months, six months, or one year, as the Joint Committee on Printing may determine; but when the minimum portion so specified exceeds, in any case,