§166 Exchange of Timber for Private Holdings; Valuations

Summary

When private patented land and its timber are offered in exchange for park or government forest land in Montana, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture together will decide how the values are figured. The owners must pay the cost of finding those values and must give the Interior Secretary proof of title before the exchange is effective. If timber on park or government forest land in Montana is worth more than the private land given, the owners must pay the difference before any timber is removed, and that money must be put into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Land conveyed to the Government under this rule becomes part of Glacier National Park.