43 CFR § 2740.0-1 - Purpose.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t43/s2740.0-1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "43 CFR § 2740.0-1 - Purpose."
title_number: 43
title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
section_number: "2740.0-1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2000)"
part_number: "2740"
part_name: "RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 869 43 U.S.C. 1701 and 31 U.S.C. 9701."
cfr_part: "2740"
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# 2740.0-1 Purpose.
These regulations provide guidelines and procedures for transfer of certain public lands under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 *et seq.*), to States or their political subdivisions, and to nonprofit corporations and associations, for recreational and public purposes.