# § 3209. Effect on prior withdrawals
**(a)** **Rescission of prior reservations and withdrawals; management by Secretary and Secretary of Agriculture of lands outside boundaries established by this Act** November 16, 1978November 17, 1978February 12, 1980December 5, 1978June 8, 1979December 1, 1978December 2, 198043 U.S.C. 1701
The withdrawals and reservations of the public lands made by Public Land Orders No. 5653 of , 5654 of , Public Land Orders numbered 5696 through 5711 inclusive of , Federal Register Documents No. 34051, of and No. 79–17803 of and Proclamations No. 4611 through 4627, inclusive, of , were promulgated to protect these lands from selection, appropriation, or disposition prior to . As to all lands not within the boundaries established by this Act of any conservation system unit, national conservation area, national recreation area, or national forest addition, the aforesaid withdrawals and reservations are hereby rescinded on the effective date of this Act, and such lands shall be managed by the Secretary pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 [ et seq.], or in the case of lands within a national forest, by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the laws applicable to the national forests, unless otherwise specified by this Act. As to the Federal lands which are within the aforesaid boundaries, the aforesaid withdrawals and reservations are, on the effective date of this Act, hereby rescinded and superseded by the withdrawals and reservations made by this Act. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in any other law, the Federal lands within the aforesaid boundaries established by this Act shall not be deemed available for selection, appropriation, or disposition except as expressly provided by this Act.
**(b)** **Effective date** November 14, 1978
This section shall become effective upon the relinquishment by the State of Alaska of selections made on , pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act which are located within the boundaries of conservation system units, national conservation areas, national recreation areas, and forest additions, established, designated, or expanded by this Act.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–487, title XIII, § 1322, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2487.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Proclamations No. 4611 through 4627, inclusive, of , referred to in subsec. (a), are Procs. No. 4611 through 4627, , , which are listed in a table of National Monuments Established Under Presidential Proclamation set out under , National Park Service and Related Programs.
This Act, referred to in text, is , , , known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The effective date of this Act, referred in to subsec. (a), probably means the date of enactment of , which was approved .
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which is classified principally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
The Alaska Statehood Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , , which is set out as a note preceding , Territories and Insular Possessions. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.