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Show lands not designated by statute for concessioner development. Page 211. 85. Congress should provide guidelines for developing and managing the public land resources for outdoor recreation. The system of recreation land classification recommended by the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission should be refined and adopted as a statutory guide to be applied to all public lands. Page 213. 86. Congress should authorize a program for acquiring and developing reasonable rights-of-way across private lands to provide a more extensive system of access for outdoor recreation and other uses of the public lands. Page 214. 87. The direct Federal acquisition of land for recreation purposes should be restricted primarily to support the Federal role in acquiring and preserving areas of unique national significance; acquisitions of additions to Federal multiple use lands for recreation purposes should be limited to inholdings only. Page 215. 88. The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act should be amended to improve financing of public land outdoor recreation programs. During the interim period until the recreation land use fee we recommend is adopted, the Golden Eagle Program should be continued. After essential acquisitions have been completed, the Land and Water Conservation Fund should be available for development of Federal public land areas. Page 215. Chapter Thirteen {Occupancy Uses): 89. Congress should consolidate and clarify in a single statute the policies relating to the occupancy purposes for which public lands may be made available. Page 279. 90. Where practicable, planning and advanced classification of public lands for specific occupancy uses should be required. Page 219. 91. Public land should be allocated to occupancy uses only where equally suitable private land is not abundantly available. Page 220. 92. All individuals and entities generally empowered under state law to exercise an authorized occupancy privilege should be eligible applicants for occupancy uses, although a showing of financial and administrative capability should be required where large investments are involved. Lands generally should be allocated competitively where there is more than one qualified private applicant, but preference should be given to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations to obtain land for public purposes and to REA cooperatives where incidental to regular REA operations. Page 220. 93. In general, disposal should be the preferred policy in meeting the need for occupancy uses that 14 require substantial investment, materially alter the land, and are comparatively permanent in character, except where such uses are nonexclusive. Page 220. 94. Where occupancy uses are authorized on retained lands by permit, lease, or otherwise, (a) the term and size of permits should be adequate to accommodate project and the required investment; (b) compensation should be paid when the use is terminated by Federal action prior to expiration of the prescribed term; and (c) a preference right to purchase should be accorded to such users dependent on the lands if they are later offered for disposal. Page 221. 95. Public lands should not hereafter be made available under lease or permit for private residential and vacation purposes, and such existing uses should be phased out. Page 223. 96. Land management agencies should have the authority to require a reciprocal right-of-way on equitable terms as a condition of a grant of a right-of-way across public land. Page 224. 97. A new statutory framework should be enacted to make public lands available for the expansion of existing communities and for the development of new cities and towns. Page 226. 98. Whenever the Federal Government utilizes its position as landowner to accomplish, indirectly, public policy objectives unrelated to protection or development of the public lands, the purpose to be achieved and the authority therefor should be provided expressly by statute. Page 229. 99. While control and administration of occupancy uses should remain with the agencies managing the lands, assistance should be obtained from agencies having technical competence in connection with specific programs. Page 229. 100. The Secretary of the Interior should be authorized to approve other uses of railroad rights-of-way with the consent of the affected railroad, and persons holding defective titles from railroads to right-of-way lands should be confirmed in their uses by the Federal Government and the affected railroads. Page 230. Chapter Fourteen {Tax Immunity'): 101. If the national interest dictates that lands should be retained in Federal ownership, it is the obligation of the United States to make certain that the burden of that policy is spread among all the people of the United States and is not borne only by those states and governments in whose area the lands are located. Therefore, the Federal Government should make payments to compensate state and local governments for the tax immunity of Federal lands. Page 236. 102. Payments in lieu of taxes should be made to state governments, but such payments should not |