§ 582. Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws

Statutory text

The provisions of sections 515, 564, 565,1 and 569 of this title are extended to the Territory of Puerto Rico, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the appropriate officials of Puerto Rico on the same terms and conditions as with the States: Provided, That not to exceed fifty thousand acres of land may be acquired in Puerto Rico under section 515 of this title.

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

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.

1931
Pub. L. 71–452 · 46 Stat. 1516
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 582
Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 452, 46 Stat. 1516
Source evidence
Code source credit
Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 452, 46 Stat. 1516

0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 564 and 565 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 95–313, § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Credits

1931–1932 · 2 acts

1931Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 452, 46 Stat. 1516
1932May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.

Show as published

(Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 452, 46 Stat. 1516; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)