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43 U.S.C. § 156

Title 43 Chapter 6 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 156. Approval by Congress necessary for withdrawal, reservation, or restriction of over 5,000 acres for any Department of Defense project or facility

  • (1) withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for the use of the Department of Defense for defense purposes;
  • (2) reserved for such use; or
  • (3) restricted from operation of the mineral leasing provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [ 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.], if such withdrawal, reservation, or restriction would result in the withdrawal, reservation, or restriction of more than five thousand acres in the aggregate for any one defense project or facility of the Department of Defense since February 28, 1958 , or since the last previous Act of Congress which withdrew, reserved, or restricted public land, water, or land and water area for that project or facility, whichever is later.

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