Sec. 9. Spiritual and cultural sites
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Not less than 1 year before a management plan is adopted, or the first time a management plan is amended or revised after the date of the enactment of this Act, for any Federal land that contains any portion of a qualified land grant-merced, the Secretary concerned shall, in consultation with governing body of such qualified land grant-merced, identify all spiritual and cultural sites located on such Federal land. Not less than 180 days before any Federal land that contains any portion of a qualified land grant-merced is disposed of pursuant to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 ), the Secretary concerned shall, in consultation with governing body of such qualified land grant-merced, identify all spiritual and cultural sites located on such Federal land.
Before disposing of Federal land that contains any portion of a qualified land grant-merced upon which a spiritual and cultural site is located, and before acquiring any non-Federal land upon which a spiritual and cultural site is located, the Secretary concerned shall notify the governing body of such qualified land grant-merced. The Secretary shall revise any guidance applicable to the disposal of such land to encourage conveyances, leases, exchanges, modified competitive sales, or direct sales to the governing body of such qualified land grant-merced, as appropriate and consistent with the purposes, policies, and programs of Federal laws and regulations applicable to these lands.
In this section, the term spiritual and cultural site means a cemetery, pilgrimage site, shrine, or similar site that has a spiritual or cultural significance for the community users of a land grant-merced, as determined by the Secretary, of the relevant land grant-merced.
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