16 U.S.C. § 505b: Laws applicable

Summary

When National Forest System land is transferred to a military department under these rules, it must be governed only by the laws that apply to other lands on that military base or public works project. When such land is transferred to the Department of Agriculture, it must follow the laws for lands acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended, and land exchanges under these rules are treated as including interests in land.

Title 16, §505b

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Any National Forest System lands which are transferred to a military department in accordance with this section and section 505a of this title shall be thereafter subject only to the laws applicable to other lands within the military installation or other public works project for which such lands are required and any lands which are transferred to the Department of Agriculture in accordance with this section and section 505a of this title shall become subject to the laws applicable to lands acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended. Lands interchanged under the authority of this section and section 505a of this title shall be deemed to include interests in lands.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of March 1, 1911, referred to in text, 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

Short Title

note set out under section 552 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1988—Pub. L. 100–409 substituted “National Forest System lands” for “national forest lands” and inserted provision that lands interchanged under authority of this section and section 505a of this title be deemed to include interests in lands.

§505b Laws Applicable