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1 States and their political subdivisions and other concerned

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(a) to assure that the lands in the Nation are used in ways that create and maintain conditions under which

man and nature can exist in productive harmony and under which the environmental, social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans can be met;

(b) to encourage and support the establishment by the States and Indian tribes of effective land use planning and management programs that assure adequate consideration of the environmental, social, and economic implications of major decisions as to the use of the Nation's land;

(c) to encourage public education and involvement by property owners, users of land, and the public in developing land use programs;

(d) to develop policies and coordination procedures with respect to federally conducted and assisted projects

on non-Federal lands having land use implications and

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governments and regional agencies to carry out the purposes of this Act;

(e) to provide for policies and planning for the wise management of the Federal lands and for coordination

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of the planning and management of Federal lands with adjacent non-Federal lands; and,

(f) to encourage cooperation among the States concerning lands use problems of interstate dimensions.

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DEFINITIONS

SEC. 103. As used in this Act, the term

(a) "areas of critical State concern" means areas

on non-Federal lands which the State determines to be of more than local concern in view of the significant damage to life, property, the quality of the environment, or the long-term public interest which could occur from uncontrolled or incompatible development;

(b) "large-scale subdivision or development projects" means the division of land into lots or the construc

tion of housing units which, because of the magnitude

of their impact, are likely to present issues of more than local concern in the judgment of the State;

(c) "development of regional impact" means development and land use which, because of the magnitude of its social, economic, or environmental impact, concerns

the interests of more than one local government, including major housing, commercial, industrial, recreation, or energy development and land use;

(d) "key facilities" means major public facilities

which serve more than one jurisdiction and tend to in

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duce development and land use of more than local impact, including major transportation, sewage or waste water treatment, or water supply facilities, and major recreation land use or facilities;

(e) "general purpose local government" means any general unit of local government as defined by the Bureau of the Census;

(f) "Indian reservation and other tribal lands" means all lands within the exterior boundaries of any Indian reservation, notwithstanding the issuance of any 11 patent, and including rights-of-way, and all land held in

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trust for or supervised by any Indian tribe;

(g) "Indian tribe" means an Indian tribe, band,

pueblo, colony, rancheria, or community which receives or is eligible for the special programs and services provided for Indians because of their status as Indians, in

cluding Alaska Native villages or groups as defined in

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 and following);

(h) "interstate agency" means a governmental agency established pursuant to law to which two or more States are a party and which carries out (or is authorized to carry out) programs related to land use planning or regulations, including agencies established by interstate and Federal-State compacts, river basin

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commissions established pursuant to the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962 and following), and multifunctional policy and planning organizations consistent with the policy in title IV of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4231 and following);

(i) "public involvement" means the opportunity for maximum feasible participation by citizens of the United States in rulemaking, decision making, and land use planning, including public hearings, advisory mechanisms, and such other procedures as may be necessary to provide public input in a particular instance;

(j) "public lands" means any lands owned by the United States without regard to how the United States acquired ownership, and without regard to the agency

having responsibility for management thereof, except

(1) lands acquired by the General Services Administration as sites for public buildings and lands which are governed by the Federal Property and Administration Services Act of 1949 and related

statutes and regulations;

(2) land acquired by reason of default, foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, or similar circumstances and held to protect or enforce a Federal interest arising under a contract, grant, loan

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guarantee, or loan insurance agreement, executed pursuant to an assistance program, and

(3) Indian reservation and other tribal lands;

(k) "public land management agency" means each authority of the Government of the United States

other than the Congress, the courts, possessions, and territories of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that has, or exercises, jurisdiction over the management of the public lands of the United States;

(1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior; and,

(m) "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any

territory or possession of the United States.

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INDIAN LAND USE PROGRAMS

STATE LAND USE GRANTS

SEC. 201. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make 20 annual grants to assist the States in the development and 21 administration of a land use program. An initial grant may 22 be made to a State under this subsection when the Secretary 23 determines that the State has established

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(1) a State land use planning agency which has primary authority and responsibility for the development

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