Sec. 4. Notice and comment
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Not less than 90 days before the Secretary adopts, amends, or revises a management plan for, or before the Secretary conducts an action for which a detailed statement is required under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to be conducted on, any Federal land that contains any portion of a qualified land grant-merced, or any Federal land that is adjacent to or nearby a qualified land grant-merced, the Secretary concerned shall— provide written notice and an opportunity for comment to— the governing body of the qualified land grant-merced using the mailing address and electronic address on file in the database established under subsection (c); and the relevant State agency thats purpose is to serve as a liaison between land grants-mercedes and the Federal Government; hold not less than 2 meetings with the governing body of the qualified land grant-merced on the proposed adoption, amendment, or revision of the management plan, or the proposed action, within the immediate vicinity of the qualified land grant-merced; and not less than 30 days before each public meeting, notify the governing body of the qualified land grant-merced of the date, time, location, and subject matter of such public meeting.
Not less than 10 days after the Secretary adopts, amends, or revises a management plan for any Federal land that contains any portion of a qualified land grant-merced, or any Federal land that is adjacent to any land grant-merced, the Secretary concerned shall— provide written notice to the governing body of the qualified land grant-merced using the mailing address and electronic address on file in the database established under subsection (c); and publish notice of availability of the final plan in a local newspaper.
The Secretary concerned shall maintain and periodically update a database of the mailing address and, if available, electronic address of each governing body of a qualified land grant-merced. The Secretary concerned shall be responsible for verifying the information in the database is correct before providing any notice required by this section. Before the Secretary adopts, amends, or revises a management plan for, or before the Secretary conducts an action for which a detailed statement is required under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to be conducted on any Federal land that contains any portion of a qualified land grant-merced, or any Federal land that is adjacent to or nearby a qualified land grant-merced, the Secretary concerned shall, in consultation with the governing body of the qualified land grant-merced, evaluate the potential impact of the adoption, amendment, or revision, or the proposed action, on the ability of the relevant community users and governing body of the qualified land grant-merced to carry out the historical-traditional uses described in section 5.
If the Secretary determines that a the adoption, amendment, or revision of a management plan, or the proposed action, may result in an adverse impact to a historical-traditional use described in section 5 of relevant community users or governing body of the qualified land grant-merced, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practical and consistent with the purposes, policies, and programs of Federal laws and regulations applicable, mitigate such adverse impact.
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