[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR2650.1]



[Page 182-183]

 

                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 2650_ALASKA NATIVE SELECTIONS--Table of Contents

 

            Subpart 2650_Alaska Native Selections: Generally

 

Sec.  2650.1  Provisions for interim administration.



    (a)(1) Prior to any conveyance under the Act, all public lands 

withdrawn pursuant to sections 11, 14, and 16, or covered by section 19 

of the Act, shall be administered under applicable laws and regulations 

by the Secretary of the Interior, or by the Secretary of Agriculture in 

the case of national forest lands, as provided by section 22(i) of the 

Act. The authority of the Secretary of the Interior and of the Secretary 

of Agriculture to make contracts and to issue leases, permits, rights-

of-way, or easements is not impaired by the withdrawals.

    (2)(i) Prior to the Secretary's making contracts or issuing leases, 

permits, rights-of-way, or easements, the views of the concerned regions 

or villages



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shall be obtained and considered, except as provided in paragraph 

(a)(2)(ii) of this section.

    (ii) Prior to making contracts, or issuing leases, permits, rights-

of-way, or easements on lands subject to election pursuant to section 

19(b) of the Act, the Secretary shall obtain the consent of the 

representatives of the Natives living on those lands.

    (b) As provided in section 17(d)(3) of the Act, any lands withdrawn 

pursuant to section 17(d) shall be subject to administration by the 

Secretary under applicable laws and regulations and his authority to 

make contracts, and to issue leases, permits, rights-of-way, or 

easements shall not be impaired by the withdrawal. To the extent that 

any such land is also subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this 

section, the provisions of that subsection shall govern.

    (c) As provided in section 21(e) of the Act, so long as there are no 

substantial revenues from real property interests conveyed pursuant to 

this Act and the lands are not subject to State and local real property 

taxes, such lands shall continue to receive forest fire protection 

services from the United States at no cost. The Secretary will 

promulgate criteria, after consultation with the concerned Native 

corporations and the State of Alaska, for determining when substantial 

revenues are accruing as to lands for which forest fire protection 

services are furnished by the Department of the Interior and no 

discontinuance of such service will be ordered by the Secretary unless 

he finds, after notice and opportunity for submission of views, that 

such discontinuance is in conformity with the criteria.