An Act to facilitate the administration of the public lands, and for other purposes
PL 86-649 (H.R.7004), enacted 07/14/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-649-JULY 14, 1960 
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Public Law 86-649 
July 14. I960 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 7004]— ijQ facilitate the administration of the public lands, and for other purposes. 
Public Land Ad-
ministration Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be known as the "Public Land Administration Act". 
SEC. 2. For the purposes of this Act the term "public lands" means 
all Federal lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. 
TITLE I—STUDIES, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
SEC. 101. The Secretary of the Interior may conduct investigations, 
studies, and experiments, on his own initiative or in cooperation with 
others, involving the improvement, management, use, and protection 
of the public lands and their resources under his jurisdiction. 
SEC. 102. The Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative 
agreements involving the improvement, management, use, and pro-
tection of the public lands and their resources under his jurisdiction. 
The provisions of this section shall apply only in those cases where 
the making of cooperative agreements for such purposes is neither 
expressly authorized nor expressly prohibited by other provisions of 
law. 
SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of the Interior may accept contributions 
or donations of money, services, and property, real, personal, or mixed, 
for the improvement, management, use, and protection of the public 
lands and their resources under his jurisdiction including the acquisi-
tion of rights-of-way for such purposes. He may accept contributions 
for cadastral surveying performed on federally controlled or inter-
mingled lands. Moneys received hereunder shall be covered into the 
Treasury and are hereby appropriated and made available until ex-
pended, as the Secretary may direct, for payment of expenses inci-
dent to the function toward the administration of which the contribu-
tions were made and for refunds to depositors of amounts contributed 
by them in specific instances where the contribution is in excess of 
their share of the cost. 
(b) This section shall not in any manner limit or repeal any existing 
statutory authority empowering the Secretary of the Interior to accept 
contributions or donations. 
P u b l i c ation in 
F. R. 
TITLE II—SERVICE CHARGES AND EXCESS PAYMENTS 
SEC. 201. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of the Interior may establish reasonable filing fees, service fees and 
charges, and commissions with respect to applications and other docu-
ments relating to public lands and their resources under his jurisdic-
tion, and may change and abolish such fees, charges, and commissions. 
Before any action is taken under this section, the Secretary shall 
publish in the Federal Register notice of his intention to take such 
action, and shall afford interested parties a period of thirty days, 
or, if he shall find it advisable, more, within which to submit data, 
views and arguments, either in writing or, if he shall deem it desirable, 
in open hearing. 
SEC. 202. (a) All fees, charges, and commissions prescribed by 
existing law or regulation shall remain in effect until changed or 
abolished by the Secretary. 
Stat. 402. 
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(b) Subject to the provisions of this section, any provisions in 
Repeals, 
statutes which fix fees, service fees or charges, or commissions for the 
purposes covered in this title, are hereby repealed, including, without 
limitation, the first proviso of the General Land Office appropriations 
in the Act of February 14, 1031 (46 Stat. 1115, 1118; 43 U.S.C. 23), 
section 2239 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 84), and such provi-
sions of the following x\cts as are contained in section 82, title 43, 
United States Code: 
Act 
-Gitation 
Revised Statutes 
Section 2238. 
May 14, 1880 (in sec. 2) 
21 Stat. 140, l4l. 
December 17, 1880 
21 Stat. 311. 
.luly 26, 1892 
27 Stat. 276. 
March 22, 1904 
33 Stat. 144. 
May 29, 1908 (in sec. 14) 
35 Stat. 465, 468. 
.January 24, 1923 
42 Stat. 1174,1179. 
•Tune 5, 1924 
43 Stat. 390, 395. 
March 3, 1925 
43 Stat. 1141,114.5. 
SEC. 203. This Act shall not be construed as affecting the provisions 
of the Act of August 24,1912, as amended (5 U.S.C. 488), relating to ^^3/ st^at. 497; 64 
the price of copies of records furnished by the Department of the 
Interior. 
SEC. 204. (a) In any case where it shall appear to the satisfaction of 
the Secretary of the Interior that any person has made a payment 
under any statute relating to the sale, entry, lease, use, or other dispo-
sition of the public lands which is not required, or is in excess of the 
amount required, by applicable law and the regulations issued by 
the Secretary, the Secretary, upon application or otherwise, may cause 
a refund to be made from applicable funds. 
(b) The Act of March 26, 1908 (35 Stat. 48), as amended and sup-
plemented by the Act of December 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 366; 43 U.S.C. 
95-98), and the Act of June 27,1930 (46 Stat. 822; 43 U.S.C. 98a), is 
hereby repealed. 
TITLE III—DEPOSITS AND FORFEITURES 
SEC. 301. Any moneys received by the United States as a result of 
the forfeiture of a bond or deposit by a timber purchaser or permittee 
who does not fulfill the requirements of his contract or permit or 
does not comply with the regulations of the Department, or as a,result 
of a compromise or settlement of any claim whether sounding in 
tort or in contract involving present or potential damage to tirnber-
lands, shall be covered into the Treasury and are hereby appropriated 
and made available, until expended as the Secretary may direct, to 
cover the cost to the United States of any forest improvement, pro-
tection, or rehabilitation work, which has been rendered necessary by 
the action which has led to the forfeiture, compromise, or settlement. 
SEC. 302. The Secretary of the Interior may require a user or users 
of roads or trails under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management to maintain such roads or trails in a satisfactory condi-
tion commensurate with the particular use requirements and the use 
made by each, the extent of such maintenance to be shared by the 
users in proportion to such use or, if such maintenance cannot be so 
provided, to deposit sufficient money to enable the Secretary to pro-
vide such maintenance. 
Such deposits shall be covered into the 
Treasuiy and are hereby appropriated and made available until 
expended, as the Secretary may direct, to cover the cost to the United 
States of the maintenance of any road or trail under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Land Management. 
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SEC. 303. Any moneys collected under this Act in connection with 
lands administered under the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874; 
43 U.S.C. 1181a, and the following), shall be expended for the benefit 
of such land only. If any portion of a deposit or amount forfeited 
under this Act is found by the Secretary to be in excess of the cost 
of doing the work authorized under this Act, the amount in excess 
shall bfe transferred to miscellaneous receipts. 
Approved July 14, 1960. 
July 14, 1960 
[H. J. Res. 605] 
Public Law 86-650 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for thie preparation and completion of plans for a comprehensive 
observance of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the formation 
of the Constitution of the United States. 
U. S. C o n 8 t i-
tution O n e 
Hun-
dred and Seventy^ 
f i f t h Anniversary 
Commission. 
Expenses. 
Chairman. 
Plans. 
Report t o 
Con-
gress. 
Expiration. 
Contributions. 
Appropri ation. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby estab-
lished a commission, to be known as the "United States Constitution 
One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Anniversary Commission" (herein-
after referred to as the "Commission") for the celebration of the one 
hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the existence of the Consti-
tution, and to be composed of twelve Commissioners, as follows: The 
President of the United States; the President of the Senate and the 
Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives, ex officio; three persons to 
be appointed by the President of the United States; three Senators 
to be appointed by the President of the Senate; and three Eepre-
sentatives by the Speaker of the House of Eepresentatives. 
SEC. 2. The Commissioners shall receive no compensation for their 
services but shall be paid their actual and necessary traveling, hotel, 
and other expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. 
SEC. 3- The Commission shall select a Chairman and appoint a 
Director, who shall appoint, with the approval of the Commission, 
such assistants and subordinates as he deems necessary. 
SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of the Commissioners, after pro-
mulgating to the American people an address relative to the reason 
of its creation and of its purposej to prepare a plan or plans, and a 
program for the adequate celebration of the one hundred and seventy-
fifth anniversary, and to give due and proper consideration to any 
plan or plans which may be submitted to them; and to take such steps 
as may be necessary in the coordination and correlation of plans 
prepared by State commissions, or by bodies created under appoint-
ment by the Governors of the respective States, and by representative 
civic bodies. 
SEC. 5. That the Commission shall, on or before the adjournment 
of the present session of the Eighty-sixth Congress, make a report to 
the Congress, in order that enabling legislation may be enacted. 
SEC. 6. That the Commission hereby created shall expire upon 
the appointment of a permanent Commission to execute the complete 
arrangements for this celebration. 
SEC. 7. That the Commission may receive from any source contri-
butions to aid in carrying out the general purpose of this resolution, 
but the same shall be expended and accounted for in the same manner 
as any appropriation which may be made under authority of this Act. 
SEC. 8. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of 
$10,000 to defray expenses. 
Approved July 14, 1960.