Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§521c Definitions

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - NATIONAL FORESTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 521c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines three key words used later in the law. Person: includes a State or any part of a State, like a county or agency. Interchange: a land swap where the Secretary and someone else trade land titles or interests of roughly equal value when a formal appraisal isn’t needed and under rules the Secretary sets. Secretary: the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

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Title 16, §521c

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For purposes of sections 521c to 521i of this title—

(1)the term “person” includes any State or any political subdivision or entity thereof;

(2)the term “interchange” means a land transfer in which the Secretary and another person exchange titles to lands or interests in lands of approximately equal value where the Secretary finds that such a value determination can be made without a formal appraisal and under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe; and

(3)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 521c

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73