Prohibits transfer of certain Federal land to non-Federal entities, except for small tracts.
The Public Lands in Public Hands Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring certain Federal land to non-Federal entities. This prohibition applies to publicly accessible tracts or land contiguous with such tracts or with land owned by state, county, or municipal governments that can be accessed by public means. Exceptions are made for transfers of small tracts of land, less than 300 acres or less than 5 acres accessible via a public waterway, authorized under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
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