Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§541h Cooperation with State of Oregon in Administration and Protection of Lands; Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction; Power of Taxation
Title 16 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL FORESTS › SUBCHAPTER II — SCENIC AREAS › § 541h
Summary
The Secretary must work with the State of Oregon and its local governments to help run the Area and to manage and protect state-owned or state-controlled lands and waters inside and next to the Area. Oregon and its local governments keep the right to enforce civil and criminal laws there and to tax people, businesses, franchises, or other non-federal property on the lands or waters in the Area, under this law.
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Title 16, §541h
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The Secretary shall cooperate with the State of Oregon and political subdivisions thereof in the administration of the Area and in the administration and protection of lands within and adjacent to the Area owned or controlled by the State or political subdivisions thereof. Nothing in this subchapter shall deprive the State of Oregon or any political subdivision thereof of its right to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within the Area consistent with the provisions of this subchapter, or of its right to tax persons, corporations, franchises or other non-Federal property, in or on the lands or waters within the Area.
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16 U.S.C. § 541h
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102