§3231. Areas subject to national need recommendation process — Inbound Citations

Citations to 16 U.S.C. § 3231 as a whole

• 16 U.S.C. § 3232(a)

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  (a) At any time after December 2, 1980, the President may transmit a recommendation to the Congress that mineral exploration, development, or extraction not permitted under this Act or other applicable law shall be permitted in a specified area of the lands referred to in section 3231 of this title. Notice of such transmittal shall be published in the Federal Register. No recommendation of the President under this section may be transmitted to the Congress before ninety days after publication in the Federal Register of notice of his intention to submit such recommendation.