§ 505. Use of national forests established on land reserved for purposes of national defense; maintenance available

Legislative history

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1. 1924

   Pub. L. 68–348 § 9 · 43 Stat. 653

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 505

   June 7, 1924, ch. 348, § 9, 43 Stat. 655

   Source evidence

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   June 7, 1924, ch. 348, § 9, 43 Stat. 655

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 9. That the President, in ms discretion, is hereby authorized National forests. Lands within other than excepted reservations, suitable for production of timber, may be established as, by the President. to establish as national forests, or parts thereof, any lands within the boundaries of Government reservations, other than national parks, reservations for phosphate and other mineral deposits or water-power purposes, national monuments, and Indian reservations, which in the opinion of the Secretary of the department now administering the area and the Secretary of Agriculture are suitable for the production of timber, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture under such rules and regulations and in accordance with such general plans as may be jointly approved by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary formerly administering the area, for the use and occupation of such lands and for the sale of products therefrom. That where such national forest is established on land If on lands reserved for Army or Navy for national defense, authority for such purposes not relinquished. previously reserved for the Army or Navy for purposes of national defense the land shall remain subject to the unhampered use of the War or Navy Department for said purposes, and nothing in this section shall be construed to relinquish the authority over such lands for purposes of national defense now vested in the Department for which the lands were formerly reserved. Any moneys available Highways and national forests funds available for expenses. for the maintenance, improvement, protection, construction of highways and general administration of the national forests shall be available for expenditure on the national forests created under this section. All receipts from the sale of products from or for the use Receipts from products covered into forest reserve fund. of lands in such national forests shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, forest reserve fund, and shall be disposed of in like manner as the receipts from other national forests as provided by existing law. Any person who shall violate any rule Punishment for violations. or regulation promulgated under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

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