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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 156. Approval by Congress necessary for withdrawal, reservation, or restriction of over 5,000 acres for any Department of Defense project or facility
No public land, water, or land and water area shall, except by
Act of Congress, on and after February 28, 1958 be (1) withdrawn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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