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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 2 — National Forests

§ 541h. Cooperation with State of Oregon in administration and protection of lands; civil and criminal jurisdiction; power of taxation

Statutory text

The Secretary shall cooperate with the State of Oregon and political subdivisions thereof in the administration of the Area and in the administration and protection of lands within and adjacent to the Area owned or controlled by the State or political subdivisions thereof. Nothing in this subchapter shall deprive the State of Oregon or any political subdivision thereof of its right to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within the Area consistent with the provisions of this subchapter, or of its right to tax persons, corporations, franchises or other non-Federal property, in or on the lands or waters within the Area.

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. Pub. L. 93–535 § 9 · 88 Stat. 1732

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 541h

    (Pub. L. 93–535, § 9, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1734.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 93–535, § 9, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1734.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 9. The Secretary shall cooperate with the State of Oregon and political subdivisions thereof in the administration of the Area and in the administration and protection of lands within and adjacent to the Area owned or controlled by the State or political subdivisions thereof. Nothing in this Act shall deprive the State of Oregon or any political subdivision thereof of its right to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within the Area consistent, with the provisions of this Act, or of its right to tax persons, corporations, franchises or other non-Federal property, in or on the lands or waters within the Area.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 93–535, § 9, , 88 Stat. 1734.)

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