Public Law 66–79

That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized in his discretion to accept on behalf of the United States title to any land free and clear of all incumbrances within the Montezuma National Forest, or within section twenty-three, township thirty-seven north, range fourteen west, New Mexico principal meridian, within the State of Colorado, which in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture are chiefly valuable for national forest purposes, or for the protection of stream flow, and in exchange therefor may issue patent for not to exceed an equal value of such national forest land, or to exchange timber within the said national forest, as may be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be of approximately equal value and acceptable to the owner or owners as fair compensation, considering any reservations which either the grantor or the Government may make of timber, minerals, or easements. Timber given by the Government in such exchanges shall be cut and removed under the direction and super vision and in accordance with the requirements of the Secretary of Agriculture. All lands conveyed by the United States under this Act shall, upon acceptance thereof, become a part of the Montezuma National Forest and subject to all laws affecting national forests.