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Federal Land Ownership: Acquisition and Disposal Authorities
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This report describes the primary authorities of the following agencies for acquiring and disposing of federal land. These four federal agencies--the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), all in the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the U.S. Forest Service (FS) in the Department of Agriculture--administer about 95% of those lands.
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Description
This report describes the primary authorities of the following agencies for acquiring and disposing of federal land. These four federal agencies--the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), all in the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the U.S. Forest Service (FS) in the Department of Agriculture--administer about 95% of those lands.
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Vincent, Carol H.; Corn, M. L.; Comay, Laura B. & Hoover, Katie.Federal Land Ownership: Acquisition and Disposal Authorities,
report,
May 19, 2015;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc689375/:
accessed April 17, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.