PUBLIC LAW 106-541—DEC. 11, 2000
114 STAT. 2701
or substitute for, an existing cabin site lease under paragraph
(2).
(2) DETERMINATION; NOTICE. — Not later than 1 year after Deadline,
the date of enactment of this Act, and before proceeding with
any exchange under this title, the Secretary shall—
(A)(i) with the concurrence of the Secretary of the
Interior, determine individual cabin sites that are not suitable for conveyance to a lessee because the cabin sites
are isolated so that conveyance of 1 or more of the cabin
sites would create an inholding that would impair management of the Refuge; and
(ii) with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior
and the lessee, determine individual cabin sites that are
not suitable for conveyance to a lessee for any other reason
that adversely impacts the future habitability of the cabin
sites; and
(B) provide written notice to each lessee that specifies
any requirements concerning the form of a notice of interest
in acquiring a cabin site that the lessee may submit under
subsection (b)(1) and an estimate of the portion of administrative costs that would be required to be reimbursed to
the Secretary under section 808(b), to—
(i) determine whether the lessee is interested in
acquiring the cabin site area of the lessee; and
(ii) inform each lessee of the rights of the lessee
under this title.
(3) OFFER OF COMPARABLE CABIN SITE. —I f the Secretary
determines that a cabin site is not suitable for conveyance
to a lessee under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall offer to the lessee
the opportunity to acquire a comparable cabin site within the
same cabin site area.
(b) RESPONSE. —
(1) NOTICE OF INTEREST.—
(A) IN GENERAL.— Not later than July 1, 2003, a lessee Deadline,
shall notify the Secretary in writing of an interest in
acquiring the cabin site of the lessee.
(B) FORM. —The notice under this paragraph shall be
submitted in such form as is required by the Secretary
under subsection (a)(2)(B).
(2) UNPURCHASED CABIN SITES. —I f the Secretary receives
no notice of interest or offer to purchase a cabin site from
the lessee under paragraph (1) or the lessee declines an opportunity to purchase a comparable cabin site under subsection
(a)(3), the cabin site shall be subject to sections 805 and 806.
(c) PROCESS. —After providing notice to a lessee under subsection (a)(2)(B), the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, shall—
(1) determine whether any small parcel of land adjacent
to any cabin site (not including shoreline or land needed to
provide public access to the shoreline of Fort Peck Lake) should
be conveyed as part of the cabin site to—
(A) protect water quality;
(B) eliminate an inholding; or
(C) facilitate administration of the land remaining in
Federal ownership;
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