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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§577g–1 Payment to State of Minnesota for Extension to Other Sections of Land

Title 16 › Chapter 3— FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 577g–1

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

After certification by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Treasury must, at fiscal‑year end, pay Minnesota 0.75% of the appraised value of national‑forest lands in the area in section 577d–1. Payments come from unappropriated national‑forest receipts and are split among the three counties by each county’s share. First payment due at close of fiscal year 1959. The Secretary of Agriculture sets appraisals every 10 years; values are final. Section 500 does not apply to these lands.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §577g–1

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The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the certification of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall pay to the State of Minnesota, at the close of each fiscal year from any national-forest receipts not otherwise appropriated a sum of money equivalent to three-quarters of 1 per centum of the fair appraised value of such national-forest lands as may be situated within the area described in section 577d–1 of this title at the end of each fiscal year; and the payments made hereunder shall be distributed to each of the three aforesaid counties in conformity with the fair appraised value of such national-forest lands in each county: Provided, That the fair appraised value of the lands shall be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture at ten-year intervals and his determination shall be conclusive and final: Provided further, That the first payment to the State of Minnesota under the provisions of this section shall be due at the close of the fiscal year 1959: And provided further, That the provisions of section 500 of this title, shall not be applicable to the national-forest lands to which this section applies.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification section 5 of act
June 22, 1948, as it read prior to amendment by act
June 22, 1956, is set out as section 577g of this title.

Amendments

1956—Act June 22, 1956, amended section with respect to the lands described in section 577d–1 by revising the proviso to fix the due date of the first payment to Minnesota as of the close of the fiscal year 1959. For payment for lands described in section 577d, see section 577g of this title.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 577g–1

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60