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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 41 — Cooperative Forestry Assistance

§ 2110. Statement of limitation

Statutory text

This chapter shall not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, unless such property rights are voluntarily conveyed or limited by contract or other agreement. This chapter does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

    Pub. L. 95–313 § 14 · 92 Stat. 365

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 2110

    Pub. L. 95–313, § 14, formerly § 11, July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–313, § 14, formerly § 11, July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 14. effective date The provisions of this Act. shall become effective October 1, 16 USC 2101 note. 1978.

  2. Forest Stewardship Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–624 § 1221 · 104 Stat. 3359

    Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 2110

    Pub. L. 101–624, § 1221, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “This chapter does not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, and this chapter does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 101–624, § 1221, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “This chapter does not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, and this chapter does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1221. STATEMENT OF LIMITATION. Section 14 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 2110) (as redesignated by section 1215 of this Act) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 14. STATEMENT OF LIMITATION. “This Act shall not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, unless such property rights are voluntarily conveyed or limited by contract or other agreement. This Act does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 14 of Pub. L. 95–313 was renumbered section 17 and is set out as a note under section 2101 of this title.

Amendments

1990—Pub. L. 101–624, § 1221, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “This chapter does not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, and this chapter does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.”

Credits

1978–1990 · 2 acts
  1. 1978Pub. L. 95–313, § 14, formerly § 11, , 92 Stat. 374
  2. 1990renumbered § 14 and amended Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, §§ 1215(1), 1221, , 104 Stat. 3525, 3540.
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(Pub. L. 95–313, § 14, formerly § 11, , 92 Stat. 374; renumbered § 14 and amended Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, §§ 1215(1), 1221, , 104 Stat. 3525, 3540.)

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