16 USC § 3231 - Areas subject to national need recommendation process

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s3231"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 3231 - Areas subject to national need recommendation process"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "3231"
section_name: "Areas subject to national need recommendation process"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL NEED MINERAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATION PROCESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–487, title XV, § 1501, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2549.)"
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# § 3231. Areas subject to national need recommendation process

The process contained in this subchapter shall apply to all public lands within Alaska except for lands within units of the National Park System and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–487, title XV, § 1501, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2549.)