§ 521b. Report of Secretary of Agriculture prior to purchase or exchange of land; contents; waiting period

§ 521b. Report of Secretary of Agriculture prior to purchase or exchange of land; contents; waiting period

(1) guidelines utilized by the Secretary in determining that the land should be acquired;

(2) the location and size of the land;

(3) the purchase price of the land and the criteria used by the Secretary in determining such price;

(4) the person from whom the land is being acquired; and

(5) any adjustment made by the Secretary of relative value pursuant to section 1716(f)(2)(B)(ii) of title 43.

(Pub. L. 94–588, § 17(b), Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2962; Pub. L. 100–409, § 6, Aug. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 1090; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(r), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4587.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National Forest Reservation Commission, referred to in text, was abolished and the functions thereof were transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by section 17(a)(1) of Pub. L. 94–588, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2961.

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–437 in introductory provisions substituted “Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate” for “Agriculture and Forestry of the Senate”.

1988—Pub. L. 100–409 substituted “$150,000” for “$25,000” in introductory provisions and added par. (5).