[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR2611.1-4]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 2610_CAREY ACT GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart 2611_Segregation Under the Carey Act: Procedures
 
Sec. 2611.1-4  Approval of plan and contract.

    (a) After making a determination that the proposed project is 
economically feasible, that sufficient water can be furnished to 
thoroughly irrigate and reclaim the lands, that measures to avoid or 
mitigate adverse environmental impacts and to rehabilitate the lands if 
the project fails are adequate, and that State laws and regulations 
concerning the disposal of the lands to actual settlers are not contrary 
to the provisions and restrictions of the Act, the authorized officer 
may approve the

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plan. Before making this determination and approving the plan, the 
authorized officer may, in agreement with the State, modify the plan.
    (b) Upon approval of the plan, the grant contract may be signed by 
the Secretary of the Interior, or an officer in the Office of the 
Secretary who has been appointed by the President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate. A notice that the contract has been 
signed and the lands are segregated shall be published in the Federal 
Register. As a condition to entering into the contract, the Secretary or 
his delegate may require additional terms and conditions. If such is 
done, the new contract form shall be returned to the State for signing.
    (c) The contract is not final and binding until approved by the 
President.
    (d) After the plan has been approved, and the contract signed and 
approved, the lands may be entered by the State and its agents for 
reclamation and for residency, if appropriate.