Sec. 210. Conforming conveyances to State and local planning. Sec. 211. Authority to issue and correct documents of conveyance. Sec. 301. Studies, cooperative agreements, and contributions. Sec. 302. Service charges, reimbursement payments, and excess payments. Sec. 401. Authorization to grant rights-of-way. Sec. 402. Right-of-way corridors. Sec. 404. Terms and conditions. Sec. 405. Suspension or termination of right-of-way. Sec. 406. Rights-of-way for Federal agencies. Sec. 407. Conveyance of lands. 3 1 2 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.-As used in this Act: (a) "The Secretary" means the Secretary of the In3 terior. 4 (b) "National resource lands" means all lands and in5 terests in lands (including the renewable and nonrenewable 6 resources thereof) now or hereafter administered by the 7 Secretary through the Bureau of Land Management, except 8 the Outer Continental Shelf. 9 (c) "Multiple use" means the management of the na10 tional resource lands and their various resource values so 11 that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet 12 the present and future needs of the American people; making 13 the most judicious use of the land for some or all of these 14 resources or related services over areas large enough to pro15 vide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to 16 conform to changing needs and conditions; the use of some 17 land for less than all of the resources; a combination of bal18 anced and diverse resource uses that takes into account the 19 long-term needs of future generations for renewable and non20 renewable resources, including recreation and scenic values; 21 and harmonious and coordinated management of the various 22 resources without permanent impairment of the productivity 23 of the land and the quality of the environment, with consider24 ation being given to the relative values of the resources and 4 1 not necessarily to the combination of uses that will give the 2 greatest economic return or the greatest unit output. 3 (d) "Sustained yield" means the achievement and main4 tenance in perpetuity of a high-level annual or regular peri5 odic output of the various renewable resources of land with6 out permanent impairment of the quality and productivity 7 of the land or its environmental values. 8 (e) "Areas of critical environmental concern" means 9 areas within the national resource lands where special man10 agement attention is required when such areas are developed 11 or used to protect, or where no development is required to 12 prevent irreparable damage to, important historic, cultural, or scenic values, or natural systems or processes, or life and 14 safety as a result of natural hazards. 13 15 16 17 18 (f) "Right-of-way" means an easement, lease, permit, or license to occupy, use, or traverse national resource lands granted for the purposes listed in title IV of this Act. (g) "Holder" means any State or local governmental 19 entity or agency, individual, partnership, corporation, asso20 ciation, or other business entity receiving or using a right21 of-way under title IV of this Act. 22 SEC. 3. DECLARATION OF POLICY. (a) Congress 23 hereby declares that 24 (1) the national resource lands are a vital national 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 asset containing a wide variety of natural resource values; (2) sound, long-term management of the national resource lands is vital to the maintenance of a livable environment and essential to the well-being of the Amer ican people; (3) the national interest will be best realized if the national resource lands and their resources are periodically and systematically inventoried and their present and future use is projected through a land use planning process coordinated with other Federal and State planning efforts; and (4) except where disposal of particular tracts is made in accordance with title II, the national interest will be best served by retaining the national resource lands in Federal ownership. (b) Congress hereby directs that the Secretary shall 18 manage the national resource lands under principles of mul19 tiple use and sustained yield in a manner which will, using 20 all practicable means and measures: (i) assure the environ21 mental quality of such lands for present and future genera22 tions; (ii) include, but not necessarily be limited to, such 23 uses as provision of food and habitat for wildlife, fish and 24 domestic animals, minerals and materials production, supply 6 1 ing the products of trees and plants, human occupancy and 2 use, and various forms of outdoor recreation; (iii) include 3 scientific, scenic, historical, archeological, natural ecological, 4 air and atmospheric, water resource, and other public values; 5 (iv) include certain areas in their natural condition; (v) 6 balance various demands on such lands consistent with na7 tional goals; (vi) assure payment of fair market value by 8 users of such lands; and (vii) provide maximum opportunity 9 for the public to participate in decisionmaking concerning 10 such lands. 11 SEC. 4. RULES AND REGULATIONS.-The Secretary 12 is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as he 13 deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. The 14 promulgation of such rules and regulations shall be governed 15 by the Administrative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 237), as 16 amended. Prior to the promulgation of such rules and regula17 tions, the national resource lands shall be administered under 18 existing rules and regulations concerning such lands. 19 SEC. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.-In exercising his 20 authorities under this Act, the Secretary, by regulation, shall 21 establish procedures, including public hearings where appro22 priate, to give the Federal, State, and local governments and 23 the public adequate notice and an opportunity to comment 24 upon the formulation of standards and criteria for the prepa |