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<br />mental agencies to facil1ta.te the achieve_
<br />ment of the obJtctives ot these
<br />regulations.
<br />(4) ReservatioN and J'esU1cUons In
<br />patents Issued under the Act wW be kept
<br />to the mlnfmum neceMary to carry out
<br />the requirements of the law, and to pro-
<br />t<<t the publlc interest in the lands and
<br />their devl.'lopm('nt., but In no case will
<br />restrictions be lmJ)()l;ed to Insure proper
<br />developmf."llt oI the lands after they have
<br />pas;sed from Federal o~:nersWp.
<br />(cl Dl!!lnltt07'l$. A.'l u:;ed In this st'C-
<br />tion:
<br />(I) The term '.publlc land" means
<br />vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved
<br />Dubllc lands In Alaska, or pUblic lands
<br />w1thdra",'ll by E.O. 6910 of November 26,
<br />1934, as amended, or E.O. 6964 of Febru_
<br />ary 5, 1935, as amended, and not other.
<br />w1se withdrawn af rl'MrVed, or public
<br />landa withJn crnzlng distr1ctB PStabllahed.
<br />under ~tJon 1 ot the Act or June 28.
<br />1934 H8 Stat" 1269~, as amended 143
<br />U.S.C. 315>, and not otherwise with-
<br />drawn or n'S('rved.
<br />(2) The term "fair market value of the
<br />lands" mean.'! the donar value of the
<br />lands all e:6tlmated by lJle authorized of.
<br />ncer In accordance wU.h appnwed De-
<br />partment of the Inter:lor standards. tak_
<br />ing Into considel"fltJon all the lel'IM and
<br />conditlOl13 of the transfer including re-
<br />strlctJoJU; to be Inserted In the pat.font for
<br />the lands.
<br />(3) The term "proper land omee"
<br />mee.ns the land office of the Bureau of
<br />Land Managt'JDent in the State or ~nd
<br />Dlstr1ct in which the lands are situated.
<br />Fur lands In North Dakota or South Da-
<br />kota, It means the land omee In BlUlngs.
<br />Mont.: for lands In Nebraska or Kansas,
<br />it means the land omce at CheYf'nne,
<br />Wyo,: for lands In Oklahoma, It mellJlS
<br />the land ornce at Santa Fe, N. Mex,: and
<br />for lands in other Stat~ It means the
<br />Bureau of Land Man~m('nt, Washlng_
<br />ton,D.C..20240.
<br />(41 "Qual1fled governmental agencyft
<br />mean.~ any of the followin,., including
<br />their lawful R<<entA and InstnlDu'ntaU_
<br />ties, which are authol"lzed under State
<br />Jaw to own the land: II) the State.
<br />county, municipality, or other loeal gov-
<br />ernmt'nt !Ubdlvlmon with!!' which the
<br />land is located and nl) any municipality
<br />Within conVE'nlent acceSfl to the lands, tt
<br />the lands are within the same State a.s
<br />the munlcipal1ty.
<br />15) "Qualined individual" 01eaD3 II)
<br />any lndividual ~'ho Is a citlun or otht'r-
<br />~'Isc a naUonal of the United States lor
<br />who has declan>d his Intention to be-
<br />come a citizen) aged 21 years or man':
<br />CUl any partnership or association, each
<br />ot tht' mt'lIlbers of whkh is a quallfled
<br />individual as denned in !JUbdivlsion (1):
<br />and (111 I any wTJ)Onltlon organized un-
<br />der the laws of tht' United Sta.tf'8 or ot
<br />any State thereof. and authorlzed to hold
<br />Litle tort'al property in we Stat.e in which
<br />the land is located.
<br />(6.1 The ~Act.. means the- Public Land
<br />Sale Act oI St'ptembt'r 19, 1964 (78 Stat.
<br />988,43 U,S.C. 1421-1427',
<br />~ 22.t3.2_2 J..and~ ~ubj""'ll<J NII~.
<br />Only Iracta of public land that are
<br />rlns...titled by the authorized omct"r, pur-
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<br />RULES AND REGULATIONS
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<br />!JUant to the crlf.tor1a. and procedures in
<br />Part 2410 of this chapter for sale undt'r
<br />the Act can be wid pursuant to the
<br />regulation In J 2243,2.
<br />fi 22,1-3.2-3 PdHion; .ppli~lItion; nu.
<br />N'aumoli..n.
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<br />(Il) The aulhoTiZed. o!l!.cer may, either
<br />on h1s own motion or in response to a
<br />petition tor cla.ssificaUon. classl1'y 1and3
<br />In accordance with the criterla of Part
<br />2410, and offer them for 5ale under the
<br />prOVisions of this subpart.
<br />(b) AppUcatJons, t(lgether with petJ_
<br />tlons required under Part 2410 (herein_
<br />after calle-d petltIon-appllcatlons) to
<br />have tracts clasaifled and ordered Into
<br />market under thl."l &"Ctlon of the reguln-
<br />tJons, ahall be made on fonruJ approved
<br />by the Director, properly t'XttUted by the
<br />applicant and tiled In the proper land
<br />oMce.
<br />(cl Each petition-application, except
<br />those tiled by a qualltit'd lilovernmenl.aJ
<br />agency, must be accompanle-d by a non-
<br />refundable 8E'rYke charge of $25.
<br />(d) With every petition-application
<br />shall be lIubmltt.ed:
<br />(I) A statemt'nt dt'8lgned to IIhow
<br />that the lands are needed for the or-
<br />derl.J' growth and development of a com_
<br />munity or are chleny valuable for rest-
<br />denUal. commerdal, an1cultural (t'x-
<br />elusive of lands chiefly \'aluable for
<br />grnztng and raiSing forage crops) indus-
<br />trial or public uses OT developDll'nt, plus
<br />InfonnatJon on the t~1Je of development
<br />contemplated, use to which the land 18
<br />to be put, structUrf'..!I and o~r improve_
<br />ments which should be erect.ed on the
<br />land, and approximat.e dalRs of need for
<br />the development.
<br />(2) A statement by local planntng or
<br />governing o1Ilclals &howtna; the nature of
<br />the zoning regu!aU0118, it any, 1IJhlcb are
<br />In elJect,
<br />!i 2213.2-1 X"l"'~; p"b!i"",i"n.
<br />(a) Not less than 90 da18 before oft"er-
<br />ing landa for sale undt'r the Act, the au-
<br />thorized omct'r will noUl1 tht' head of the
<br />goyernJnll" body of the polJtical subdl-
<br />v1sIOI1 of the Sta.te haling Jurisdiction
<br />over zoning In the geographic area
<br />within .'hlch the lands are located to af-
<br />ford that body an opportunlt, to ~ne or
<br />rezone the land for use In accordance
<br />with local planning and deyt'lopment. In
<br />the absence of such poUt/cal subdivt.slon.
<br />noUncaUon will be sent to tht' Governor
<br />of the State, ThIs notice may be a copy
<br />of a c1as:stficat!on decIsion (~tht'r pr0-
<br />posed or JnlUal1 Lssued PUr'mlant to
<br />'2411.1-1 of th1a chapter.
<br />lb) Not less than 30 day! before entt'r-
<br />ing into an agreement with a &<Ivern-
<br />mental a&"cncy or the openlng of bl.ds,
<br />notIce ot o1ferlng of lands for sale shall
<br />be published 1n the FEDUAL REclSTn and
<br />lU1 aIUlouncement published In a news-
<br />paper ot general circulation 11\ the area
<br />In which the lands are situated.
<br />((;1 Where lands are sold pursuant to
<br />notice prescribed In paragraph (b) ot
<br />thIs section, the purchaser or purehL'l('r5
<br />ot the lands w1ll be requirM to pay the
<br />cost, it a.ru-. of publlshlna' the announce-
<br />mmt in the newspaper. \Vbere more
<br />than one purcha.st'r 1.s Involved 11\ a
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<br />transaction. the costs win be shared in
<br />such proportIons as the authorized om-
<br />eer df'eDU equitable.
<br />!i 22,13..2-5 Sak. Ii.rough 1'<Jn1p""lilin
<br />bidJinCl tim... pTacr. "in,uhal"'ouo'
<br />bid-.
<br />II cla.ss1tled lands are offered thrauSh
<br />competiUve bIdding:
<br />(a) The date, time, place and manner
<br />for submtttlng bids wtll be specined in
<br />the pubUc notIce requited by J 2243.2-4
<br />tb).
<br />(bl Bids may be made by the princi-
<br />pal or hIa agent.
<br />(c) Sealed bids sent will bt' considered
<br />only it 1"t'Ct'lved at the place and prior to
<br />the hOUT fixed In the notice. Each bid
<br />8haIl be accompanied by Urtl:nt'd check,
<br />post omce money order, bank draU or
<br />e::aah1er'S check made payable to the Bu-
<br />reau ot Land Management, tor the
<br />amount of Ihe bid plus cost of publica_
<br />tion (as contained in the notice of sale)
<br />and must be enclosed in a sealt'cl enve_
<br />lope which shall be marked as prescrlbed
<br />in the notice. In the event that valid
<br />9Miled bIds or the same amount are re-
<br />ceived from two or more person.!, the.ftrst
<br />In time, as shown by the date stamp on
<br />the envelope, Will be considered the high-
<br />est oJ these bldll. Pol" sealed bIds sent
<br />by mati, the date stamp means the!ltamp
<br />atn.'Ied by the Post Ofl'lce. For scaled
<br />bids delivered to the Bl1n!au ot Land
<br />Man.ag("mt'nt other than by mall, the
<br />date stamp means the lItamp aJn:xed by
<br />the Bureau of LaJ1d Managemt'nt. If t~.o
<br />or mon' envelopes contalnlng valid bids
<br />of the same amount bear Ule same date
<br />stamp, thc,. w1ll be considered simul-
<br />taneously ftlcd, and the determinatIon of
<br />which is the highest of these bids wID be
<br />by drawing.
<br />(d) The authomro omc~r shall pub_
<br />llcb declare the hightst qualifying sealed
<br />bid rl.'Ci!lved. U the public notice or sale
<br />published pursuant to J 22432-4 (b) pro-
<br />vides for oral bid!., such bids, In Incre-
<br />ments specl:ned by th~ authorized omcer,
<br />~hal1 thm be Invited. After oral bids,
<br />It any, are recelvl'd. the authorized of-
<br />nct"r shall declare the highest qualifying
<br />bid. The person declared to have en-
<br />tered the hJs:hest qualifying bid shall be
<br />afforded a reasonable time, in the Judg-
<br />ment of the authoriud omcer, In which
<br />to submit payment In the form P1'O\1ded
<br />in paragraph lcl of tl'Ils sectlon. Such
<br />person shall bt' bound by his bid and the
<br />noguIatlotll'l In this section to complrte
<br />the purChase in accordance therewith
<br />from the time he 1s declared high bidder
<br />until the end ot the tenth day after he
<br />submits the PlI,)-m.ent requested by the
<br />authorized oMcer. In the event the
<br />authorized officer rejects the highest
<br />llualined bid or releases the bidder from
<br />it, the authorizro officer wUl determine
<br />whetht'r the lands will be withdra'\\'n
<br />trom the market or reolfen-d.
<br />(e) The atteptance of an otrt'r to pur-
<br />chase will be by the 1......;uaoce of a tln."1
<br />cerUncate to the bidder. Until the final
<br />certificate 1s bsue-d, the authorized omccr
<br />has the right at any time t(I dt'termine
<br />that the lanc:1.s should not be sold, or that
<br />any and all bIds should be rejected. If
<br />the b!gh bid 15 not less than the tall"
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