---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 460nnn–105"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "460nnn–105"
heading: "General provisions applicable to land exchanges"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/460nnn-105"
units:
  - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores"
  - "Subchapter CXXV — Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area"
  - "Part F — Land Exchanges"
---

# §460nnn–105. General provisions applicable to land exchanges

- (a) **Map—** The land conveyances described in this part are generally depicted on the [map](/usc/16/430f–7.md?p=1) entitled “Steens Mountain Land Exchanges” and dated September 18, 2000.
- (b) **Applicable law—** Except as otherwise provided in this section, the exchange of [Federal land](/usc/16/3102.md?p=2) under this part is subject to the existing laws and regulations applicable to the conveyance and [acquisition](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1) of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. It is anticipated that the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1) will be able to carry out such land exchanges without the promulgation of additional regulations and without regard to the notice and comment provisions of [section 553 of title 5](/usc/5/553.md).
- (c) **Conditions on acceptance—** Title to the non-[Federal lands](/usc/16/620e.md?p=2) to be conveyed under this part must be acceptable to the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1), and the conveyances shall be subject to valid existing rights of record. The non-[Federal lands](/usc/16/620e.md?p=2) shall conform with the title approval standards applicable to [Federal land](/usc/16/3102.md?p=2) [acquisitions](/usc/16/620e.md?p=1).
- (d) **Legal descriptions—** The exact acreage and legal description of all lands to be exchanged under this part shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1). The costs of any such survey, as well as other administrative costs incurred to execute a land exchange under this part, shall be borne by the [Secretary](/usc/16/460iii–1.md?p=1).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–399, title VI, § 605, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1673.)