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§460lll–12 Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER CXXIII — LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES PROTECTION › Part A — Establishment, Administration, and Jurisdiction › § 460lll–12

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, through the Chief of the Forest Service, must run the Recreation Area following this subchapter and the laws and rules that apply to the National Forest System. Land inside the Recreation Area is treated the same as land bought under the Weeks Act (March 1, 1911). To allow a cost-effective handover of law enforcement duties between the Forest Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), powers under 16 U.S.C. 831c–3 were given to Forest Service special agents, and powers under 16 U.S.C. 551, 16 U.S.C. 559, and the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b–559g) were given to TVA law enforcement agents inside the Recreation Area for 1 year from October 21, 1998.

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Title 16, §460lll–12

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(a)Administration
The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall administer the Recreation Area in accordance with this subchapter and the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System.
(b)Status
Land within the Recreation Area shall have the status of land acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the “Weeks Act”) (16 U.S.C. 515 et seq.).
(c)Law enforcement
In order to provide for a cost-effective transfer of the law enforcement responsibilities between the Forest Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority, the law enforcement authorities designated under section 831c–3 of this title are hereby granted to special agents and law enforcement officers of the Forest Service. The law enforcement authorities designated under section 551 of this title, section 559 of this title, the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 559b–559g) are hereby granted to law enforcement agents of the Tennessee Valley Authority, within the boundaries of the Recreation Area, for a period of 1 year from October 21, 1998.

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Act of March 1, 1911, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, popularly known as the Weeks Law, which enacted former section 513 and 514 and sections 515 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of this title and amended section 480 and 500 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 552 of this title and Tables. The National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (c), is title XV of Pub. L. 99–570, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–191, which enacted sections 559b to 559g of this title, amended section 841 of Title 21, Food and Drugs, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 559b of this title. For complete classification of title XV to the Code, see

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note set out under section 559b of this title and Tables.

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16 U.S.C. § 460lll–12

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110