16 U.S.C. § 1285a : US Code - Section 1285A: Lease of Federal lands

Search 16 U.S.C. § 1285a : US Code - Section 1285A: Lease of Federal lands

(a) Authority of Secretary; restrictive covenants
Where appropriate in the discretion of the Secretary, he may
lease federally owned land (or any interest therein) which is
within the boundaries of any component of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System and which has been acquired by the Secretary
under this chapter. Such lease shall be subject to such restrictive
covenants as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.
(b) Offer to prior owner
Any land to be leased by the Secretary under this section shall
be offered first for such lease to the person who owned such land
immediately before its acquisition by the United States.