23 U.S.C. § 205 — Forest development roads and trails

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-767 to r/title-23-HIGHWAYS · 218 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of Agriculture uses forest road funds for construction and upkeep. States and local governments may help but aren't required to. Big projects must go through competitive bidding.

(a) The Secretary of Agriculture must use money set aside for forest development roads and trails to pay for building and maintaining them — including roads and trails on experimental and other Forest Service land. The Secretary can sign contracts with a state or its subdivisions to do this work, and can write whatever regulations seem advisable. (b) States, counties, or other local governments can cooperate on these projects, but the Secretary of Agriculture cannot require them to. (c) If a construction project is estimated to cost $50,000 or more per mile (or $50,000 or more total, for projects shorter than a mile), not counting bridges and engineering costs, it must be advertised and awarded through a contract. If the estimated cost is below that threshold — or if proper advertising produces no acceptable bid, or the bids come in too high — the Secretary of Agriculture can have the work done directly, using his own crews and resources. (d) Money for forest development roads and trails can also pay for nearby vehicle parking areas (which may include electric vehicle charging stations or natural gas refueling stations), plus sanitary facilities, water facilities, and fire control facilities.

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(a)

Funds available for forest development roads and trails shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay for the costs of construction and maintenance thereof, including roads and trails on experimental and other areas under Forest Service administration. In connection therewith, the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into contracts with a State or civil subdivision thereof, and issue such regulations as he deems advisable.

(b)

Cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted but shall not be required by the Secretary of Agriculture.

(c)

Construction estimated to cost $50,000 or more per mile or $50,000 or more per project for projects with a length of less than one mile, exclusive of bridges and engineering, shall be advertised and let to contract. If such estimated cost is less than $50,000 per mile or $50,000 per project for projects with a length of less than one mile or if, after proper advertising, no acceptable bid is received or the bids are deemed excessive, the work may be done by the Secretary of Agriculture on his own account.

(d)

Funds available for forest development roads and trails shall be available for adjacent vehicular parking areas, which may include electric vehicle charging stations or natural gas vehicle refueling stations, and for sanitary, water, and fire control facilities.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 86–657, § 8(c), July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 88–423, § 4(d), Aug. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 398; Pub. L. 90–495, § 9, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 820; Pub. L. 102–240, title I, § 1032(c), Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1975; Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1513(c), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 572.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-767 · 72 Stat. 907
1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-657 · 74 Stat. 524
1964Amended · Pub. L. 88-423 · 78 Stat. 398
1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-495 · 82 Stat. 820
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-240 · 105 Stat. 1975
2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-141 · 126 Stat. 572

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 85-767 on 1958-08-27.

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