Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§693b Robert S. Kerr Memorial Arboretum and Nature Center in Ouachita National Forest; authority to establish
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION › § 693b
Summary
Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Robert S. Kerr Arboretum and Nature Center in Ouachita National Forest to preserve and teach about nature and forestry. Promptly after June 4, 1968, the Secretary must publish a notice and legal description in the Federal Register and file a map at the Forest Service office for public inspection.
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Title 16, §693b
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In order to preserve, develop, and make available to this and future generations the opportunity to advance themselves morally, intellectually, and spiritually by learning about nature and to promote, demonstrate, and stimulate interest in and knowledge of the management of forest lands under principles of multiple use and sustained yield and the development and progress of management of forest lands in America, the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to establish the Robert S. Kerr Memorial Arboretum and Nature Center in the Ouachita National Forest. As soon as possible after June 4, 1968, the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish notice of the designation thereof in the Federal Register, together with an appropriate legal description of the property. A map showing the location of the designated arboretum and center shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
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16 U.S.C. § 693b
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73