16 U.S.C. § 492: Earth, stone, and timber for…

Summary

Starting March 4, 1915, the Secretary of Agriculture can allow the Navy to take earth, stone, and timber from national forests for Navy use, and to allow these materials to be taken for Government railways and other federal works in Alaska, as long as it fits with forest management and under rules he sets. He can also allow the Army to take earth, stone, and timber from national forests for river, harbor, and other Army construction work, also under rules and limits he decides.

Title 16, §492

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On and after March 4, 1915 the Secretary of Agriculture, under regulations to be prescribed by him, is authorized to permit the Navy Department to take from the national forests such earth, stone, and timber for the use of the Navy as may be compatible with the administration of the national forests for the purposes for which they are established, and also in the same manner to permit the taking of earth, stone, and timber from the national forests for the construction of Government railways and other Government works in Alaska. He is authorized also to permit the Department of the Army to take earth, stone, and timber from the national forests for use in the construction of river and harbor and other works in charge of that department, subject to such regulations and restrictions as he may prescribe.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification The first sentence of this section is from act Mar. 4, 1915, and the last sentence is from act Mar. 3, 1925.

Amendments

1928—Act May 29, 1928, struck out provision which required the Secretary of Agriculture to submit with his annual estimates a report of the quantity and market value of earth, stone, and timber furnished.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act

July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act

July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.

§492 Earth, Stone, and Timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government Works in Alaska