16 U.S.C. § 460a–4 — Transfer of jurisdiction to Secretary of Agriculture; national forest lands

submitted 74 years ago by ch. 263 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 91 words · no verdicts yet

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When it serves the public interest, the Secretary of the Interior may transfer parkway-related land to the Secretary of Agriculture for national forest use, with that Secretary's agreement. Transferred land becomes national forest land, governed by the rules that apply to land acquired under the 1911 Weeks Law.

If the Secretary of the Interior judges that the public interest would be served, and the Secretary of Agriculture agrees, land or interests in land acquired for or in connection with the Blue Ridge Parkway may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture's control for national forest purposes. Once transferred, that land becomes national forest land and is subject to all the laws, rules, and regulations that apply to land acquired under the Weeks Law of March 1, 1911, as later amended.

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When in his judgment the public interest will be served thereby, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture for national forest purposes lands or interests in lands acquired for or in connection with the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lands transferred under this section shall become national forest lands subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to lands acquired pursuant to the Weeks Law of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended.

Source credit: (May 13, 1952, ch. 263, 66 Stat. 69.)

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1952Enacted · Act of May 13, 1952, ch. 263 · 66 Stat. 69

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