Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§571c Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 571c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Forest Service funds may pay to build buildings, lookout towers, and other structures on land owned by states, local governments, corporations, or private owners, even if sections 3111 and 3112 of title 40 would otherwise apply, and as long as usual cost limits are met. Before building, the Forest Service must get the right to use the land for the structure’s expected life and the right to remove the structure within a reasonable time after that right ends.

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Title 16, §571c

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Notwithstanding the provisions of existing law and without regard to section 3111 and 3112 of title 40, but within the limitations of cost otherwise applicable, appropriations of the Forest Service may be expended for the erection of buildings, lookout towers, and other structures on land owned by States, counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions, corporations, or individuals: Provided, That prior to such erection there is obtained the right to use the land for the estimated life of or need for the structure, including the right to remove any such structure within a reasonable time after the termination of the right to use the land.

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Editorial Notes

Codification “section 3111 and 3112 of title 40” substituted in text for “section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U.S.C. 255)” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 571c

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73