recreation and public purposes act

recreation and public purposes act Sec. 212. The Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 741, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 869–4), as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of that Act (43 U.S.C. 869(a)) is amended to read as follows: “Before the land may be disposed of under this Act. it must be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the land is to be used for an established or definitely proposed project, that the land involved is not of national significance nor more than is reasonably necessary for the proposed use, and that for proposals of over 640 acres comprehensive land use plans and zoning regulations applicable to the area in which the public lands to be disposed of are located have been adopted by the appropriate State or local authority. The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for participation by affected citizens in disposals under this Act, including public hearings or meetings where he deems it appropriate to provide public comments, and shall hold at least one public meeting on any proposed disposal of more than six hundred forty acres under this Act.” (b) Subsection (b) (i) of the first section of that Act (43 U.S.C. 869 (b)) is amended to read as follows: 90 STAT. 2760 “(b) Conveyances made in any one calendar year shall be limited as follows: “(i) For recreational purposes: “(A) To any State or the State park agency or any other agency having jurisdiction over the State park system of such State designated by the Governor of that State as its sole representative for acceptance of lands under this provision, hereinafter refereed to as the State, or to any political subdivision of such State, six thousand four hundred acres, and such additional acreage as may be needed for small road-side parks and rest sites of not more than ten acres each. “(B) To any nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association, six hundred and forty acres. “(C) No more than twenty-five thousand six hundred acres may be conveyed for recreational purposes under this Act in any one State per calendar year. Should any State or political subdivision, however, fail to secure, in any one year, six thousand four hundred acres, not counting lands for small roadside parks and rest sites, conveyances may be made thereafter if pursuant to an application on file with the Secretary of the Interior on or before the last day of said year and to the extent that the conveyance would not have exceeded the limitations of said year.”. (c) Section 2(a) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 869–1) is amended by inserting “or recreational purposes” immediately after “historic-monument purposes”. (d) Section 2(b) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 869–1) is amended by adding “, except that leases of such lands for recreational purposes shall be made without monetary consideration” after the phase “reasonable annual rental”.