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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 580 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the transparency and oversight of land conveya... · Sec. 202

Sec. 202. Protection of persons

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If a resurvey results in land previously thought to be privately owned to be reclassified as Federal land, the persons thought to be a private owner of such land— shall— be given the right of first refusal to purchase the land for fair market value minus the value of any significant improvements made to such lands; or be reimbursed for the fair market value of any significant improvements made to such lands; and may not be charged with willful trespass onto such land unless the person used such lands with the knowledge that the lands should be classified as Federal land.
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