Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§166 Exchange of Timber for Private Holdings; Valuations

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XX— GLACIER NATIONAL PARK › § 166

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Values for patented park land (including timber) and for timber on park or Government forest lands in Montana are set by the Interior and Agriculture Secretaries. Owners pay the costs to determine those values and must prove title before an exchange. If the timber is worth more, owners must pay the difference to the Secretary of the Interior before removal; the money goes into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Lands conveyed become part of Glacier National Park.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §166

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For purposes of subdivision (1) of section 164 of this title the value of all patented lands within said park, including the timber thereon, offered for exchange, and the value of the timber on park lands, or on Government lands within the metes and bounds of the national forests within the State of Montana, proposed to be given in exchange for such patented lands, shall be ascertained in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may jointly in their discretion direct, and all expenses incident to ascertaining such values shall be paid by the owners of said patented lands. Such owners shall, before any exchange is effective, furnish the Secretary of the Interior evidence satisfactory to him of title to the patented lands offered in exchange; and if the value of timber on park lands or on the Government lands in the national forests within the State of Montana exceeds the value of the patented lands deeded to the Government in exchange, such excess shall be paid to the Secretary of the Interior by the owners of the patented lands before any timber is removed, and shall be deposited and covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. The lands conveyed to the Government under this section and subdivision (1) of section 164 of this title shall become a part of the Glacier National Park.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 166

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60