Laws

30 USC - Minerals, Land, and Mining (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

40 USC - Public Buildings, Property and Works (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

43 USC - Public Lands (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

48 USC - Territories and Insular Possessions (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Defense Economic Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act of 1990

10 USC 2391 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974

12 USC 2601 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act

15 USC 1701 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Act, national parks

16 USC 17k (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Petroglyph National Monument Establishment Act of 1990

16 USC 431 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act

16 USC 461 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, summary with associated regulations; scroll down

16 USC 470 et seq. (Heritage Preservation Services)

Transfer of Certain Real Property for Wildlife Conservation Purposes Act

16 USC 667b-667d, 62 Stat. 240 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Land Exchanges: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, summary

16 USC 742a - 742j and 16 USC 668dd-ee (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Cave Resources Protection Act, summary

16 US 4301 et seq., P.L. 100-691, 102 Stat. 4546 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965

16 USC 4601 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Reclamation Recreation Management Act of 1992

16 USC 4601 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Indian General Allotment Act, land

25 USC 331 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Indian Omnibus Law, sale of land

25 USC 404 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Indian Long-Term Leasing Act, land

25 USC 415 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Indian Reorganization Act, land

25 USC 461 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Indian Land Consolidation Act

25 USC 2201 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Tax Deductions for Conservation Easements

26 USC 170, 94 Stat. 3204, Section 6 of P.L. 96-541 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

General Mining Act of 1872

30 USC 22 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Tunnel Site Act

30 USC 27 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Oil and Gas Prospecting Act, Rights-of-way for pipelines through Federal lands

30 USC 185 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Declaration of Taking Act

40 USC 258a (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Brooks Architect-Engineers Act

40 USC 541 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Locks and Dam 26 Replacement Act, summary

42 USC 4041-4042, 33 USC 1801-1804, 26 USC 4041-4042, 92 Stat. 1693, P.L. 95-502 (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970

42 USC 4601 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976

42 USC 6851 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Taylor Grazing Act

43 USC 315 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Desert Land Acts (water use)

43 USC 321 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982

43 USC 390aa (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act

43 USC 390h (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Reclamation Fund Act

43 USC 397 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Adjustment Act, irrigation projects

43 USC 423 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Reclamation States Drought Assistance Act of 1988

43 USC 502 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949

43 USC 504 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978

43 USC 506 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Recreation and Public Purposes Act, property disposal

43 USC 869 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Railroad Land Grant Forfeiture Act (Forfeiture of unearned grants)

43 USC 904 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Railroad Right of Way Acts (easements)

43 USC 934 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, summary

43 USC sec. 1701, 1761-1771(Bureau of Land Management)

Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978

43 USC 1901 (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Federal Facilities Compliance Act of 1992, summary

106 Stat. 1505, P.L. 102-386 (Fish & Wildlife Service)

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

P.L. 95-87 (Office of Surface Mining, DOI)

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, summary as amended

P.L. 91-646 (Department of Transportation)

Laws and Regulations Governing U.S. Geological Survey Activities, summary (USGS, DOI)

Northwest Ordinance, 1787 (Yale Law School)

Louisiana Purchase Treaty, 1803 (Yale Law School)

Texas-American Boundary Convention, 1838 (Yale Law School)

Land use, zoning, real property, and historical preservation law (House)

Land Use Law Materials - search (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Landlord-Tenant Law Materials - search (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Mining and mineral leasing laws, summary (Fish and Wildlife Service)

Mortgage Law Materials - search (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Property laws (House Internet Law Library)

Real Estate Transaction Law Materials (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Real property law materials (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Laws authorizing conveyance of property for public use (General Services Administration)

Environmental Management of Public Lands: Summary of Environmental Law in the United States (Commission for Environmental Cooperation)

Mining: Summary of Environmental Law in the United States (Commission for Environmental Cooperation)

Private Land-Use Planning and Management: Summary of Environmental Law in the United States (Commission for Environmental Cooperation)

Regulations

Government-wide Real Property Policy, 1 CFR Part 101-16 (General Services Administration)

GSA Policy on Federal Real Property Asset Management Principles, GSA Bulletin FPMR D-240, Oct. 2, 1996 (General Services Administration)

Bureau of Land Management Regulatory Actions, 1996-present (BLM, DOI)

Land Protection Policy (PDF) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Office of Surface Mining regulations (Office of Surface Mining, DOI)

Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions, Interagency Land Acquisition Conference, 2000 - present (Dept. of Justice)

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and associated regulations (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)

Real Property Sustainable Development Guide (General Services Administration)

Interstate Land Sales (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)

Seismic Safety of Federally Assisted New Buildings New Buildings - 7 CFR 1792 (U.S. Dept of Agriculture)

Other

ABA's Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (American Bar Association)

Building Owners and Managers Association

Bureau of Land Management, DOI

International Facility Management Association

Real estate taxation (Weiss and Weissman, Inc.)

U.S. Geological Survey, DOI

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