Public Land Policy and Management Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Public Land Policy and Management Act - Title I: Short Title, Declaration of Policy and Definitions - Declares the public policies of the United States, including that the public lands be retained in Federal ownership unless disposal of a particular parcel will best serve the national interest. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title II: Planning Future Public Land Use - Directs the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to: (1) prepare inventories of all public lands and resources; (2) develop and revise land use plans; and (3) manage public lands under principles of multiple use and sustained yield, with specified exceptions. Prescribes the criteria governing the issuance of permits, licenses, and leases. Specifies the conditions under which a tract of the public lands may be sold and the procedures for the competitive bidding. States that all withdrawals of public lands shall be reviewed at the end of the withdrawal period and enumerates additional rules with regard to such withdrawals. Details the conditions governing; (1) the acquisition of land; (2) exchanges; (3) the recordation of mining claims and abandonment; (4) recordable disclaimers of interest in land; and (5) the …