30 CFR § 879.13 - Acceptance of gifts of land.

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title: "30 CFR § 879.13 - Acceptance of gifts of land."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "879.13"
section_name: "Acceptance of gifts of land."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION"
part_number: "879"
part_name: "ACQUISITION, MANAGEMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF LANDS AND WATER"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "47 FR 28597, June 30, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 879.13 Acceptance of gifts of land.

(a) The OSM, State, or Indian tribe under an approved reclamation plan may accept donations of title to land or interests in land if the land proposed for donation meets the requirements set out in § 879.11.

(b) Offers to make a gift of land or interest in land to the U.S. Government shall be in writing and comply with U.S. Department of the Interior regulations for land donations. The States and Indian tribes may use procedures provided by applicable State or Indian tribal law.