16 USC 410aaa-81a – Transfer of land to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
(a) In general
On termination of all mining claims to the land described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall transfer the land described in that subsection to the State of California.
(b) Description of land
Terms Used In 16 USC 410aaa-81a
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
The land referred to in subsection (a) is certain Bureau of Land Management land in San Diego County, California, comprising approximately 934 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Proposed Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area Transfer to the State” and dated November 7, 2018.
(c) Management
(1) In general
The land transferred under subsection (a) shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of the California Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code sections 5093.30-5093.40).
(2) Withdrawal
Subject to valid existing rights, the land transferred under subsection (a) is withdrawn from—
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.
(3) Reversion
If the State ceases to manage the land transferred under subsection (a) as part of the State Park System or in a manner inconsistent with the California Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code sections 5093.30-5093.40), the land shall revert to the Secretary at the discretion of the Secretary, to be managed as a Wilderness Study Area.