16 U.S.C. § 488 — Establishment of exterior boundaries of national forests

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Since March 3, 1899, the Secretary of the Interior oversees all standard public-land survey lines, whether or not they're inside a national forest. Where a national forest's outer boundary is supposed to follow one of these survey lines but hasn't been marked yet, the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey can establish and mark it instead.

Starting on March 3, 1899, all standard, meander, township, and section lines used in public-land surveys must be established under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, or an officer the Secretary designates — whether the land being surveyed is inside or outside a national forest. There is one exception. Where a national forest's outer boundary is required to be the same as a standard, township, or section line, and that line hasn't already been set through the ordinary process of public-land surveys, the Director of the United States Geological Survey may establish and mark that boundary instead, whenever necessary to complete the survey of the forest's outer boundary.

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On and after Mar. 3, 1899, all standard, meander, township, and section lines of the public-land surveys shall be established under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate, whether the lands to be surveyed are within or without national forests, except that where the exterior boundaries of national forests are required to be coincident with standard, township, or section lines, such boundaries may, if not previously established in the ordinary course of the public-land surveys, be established and marked under the supervision of the Director of the United States Geological Survey whenever necessary to complete the survey of such exterior boundaries.

Source credit: (Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 424, § 1, 30 Stat. 1097; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

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1899Enacted · Act of Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 424 · 30 Stat. 1097

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 424 on 1899-03-03.

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