CHAPTER 2 — National Forests
219 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 167 sections
- § 471. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
- § 471a. — Forest reserves in New Mexico and Arizona restricted
- § 471b. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
- § 471c. — Lands in California set aside as reserved forest lands
- § 471d. — Additional forest reserves in California
- § 471e. — Extension of boundaries of Sequoia National Forest
- § 471f. — Cradle of Forestry in America in Pisgah National Forest; establishment; statement of purposes; publication in Federal Register
- § 471g. — Administration, protection, and development; use of natural resources
- § 471h. — Cooperation with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals; acceptance of contributions and gifts
- § 471i. — Pinelands National Reserve
- § 471j. — Headwaters Forest and Elk River Property acquisition
- § 472. — Laws affecting national forest lands
- § 472a. — Timber sales on National Forest System lands
- § 473. — Revocation, modification, or vacation of orders or proclamations establishing national forests
- § 474. — Surveys; plats and field notes; maps; effect under Act June 4, 1897
- § 475. — Purposes for which national forests may be established and administered
- § 476. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–588, § 13, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2958
- § 477. — Use of timber and stone by settlers
- § 478. — Egress or ingress of actual settlers; prospecting
- § 478a. — Townsites
- § 479. — Sites for schools and churches
- § 479a. — Conveyance of National Forest System lands for educational purposes
- § 480. — Civil and criminal jurisdiction
- § 481. — Use of waters
- § 482. — Mineral lands; restoration to public domain; location and entry
- § 482a. — Mining rights in Prescott National Forest
- § 482b. — Mount Hood National Forest; mining rights
- § 482c. — Patents affecting forest lands
- § 482d. — Perfection of claims within forest
- § 482e. — Lincoln National Forest; mining rights
- § 482f. — Patents affecting forest lands
- § 482g. — Perfection of claims within forest
- § 482h. — Coronado National Forest; mining rights
- § 482h–1. — Protection of scenic values of forest
- § 482h–2. — Cutting of timber; reservation of patent rights
- § 482h–3. — Perfection of mining claims
- § 482i. — Plumas National Forest; offer of lands; additions; mining rights
- § 482j. — Santa Fe National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values
- § 482k. — Patents affecting forest lands
- § 482l. — Perfection of mining claims within forest
- § 482m. — Teton National Forest in Wyoming; additional lands
- § 482n. — Coconino National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values
- § 482n–1. — Cutting of timber within forest; reservation of patent rights
- § 482n–2. — Perfection of mining claims within forest
- § 482n–3. — Sedona-Oak Creek area
- § 482o. — Kaibab National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values
- § 482p. — Patents affecting lands within forest
- § 482q. — Perfection of mining claims within forest
- §§ 483, 484. — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–596, § 3, July 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 335
- § 484a. — Exchange of lands in national forests; public schools; deposit of funds by school authority with insufficient exchange land; limitations on use
- § 485. — Exchange of lands in national forests; cutting timber in national forests in exchange for lands therein
- § 485a. — Omitted
- § 486. — Exchange of lands in national forests; reservations of timber, minerals, or easements
- §§ 486a to 486w. — Omitted
- § 487. — Cutting timber on land added to Siskiyou National Forest
- § 487a. — Cutting timber on lands added to Rogue River National Forest
- § 488. — Establishment of exterior boundaries of national forests
- § 489. — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–869, § 5, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157
- § 490. — Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of disposing of debris
- § 491. — Omitted
- § 492. — Earth, stone, and timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government works in Alaska
- § 493. — Omitted
- § 494. — Calaveras Bigtree National Forest
- § 495. — Leases of lands for sanitariums or hotels
- § 496. — Disposition of funds
- § 497. — Use and occupation of lands for hotels, resorts, summer homes, stores, and facilities for industrial, commercial, educational or public uses
- § 497a. — Occupancy and use under permit of lands in Alaska for various purposes; period of permit; size of allotment; prohibitions; termination
- § 497b. — Ski area permits
- § 497c. — Ski area permit rental charge
- § 497d. — Recreation residence fees
- § 497e. — Enhancing Forest Service administration of rights-of-way and land uses
- § 498. — Cooperative work agreements: disposal of moneys received; refund of excess; payment from appropriation; conflict of interest
- § 499. — Disposal of money received by or on account of Forest Service; refund of excess and moneys erroneously collected; receipts from permits
- § 500. — Payment and evaluation of receipts to State or Territory for schools and roads; moneys received; projections of revenues and estimated payments
- § 501. — Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails; cooperation with State authorities; evaluation of receipts
- § 501a. — Omitted
- § 502. — Rental of property for Forest Service; forage, care, and housing of animals; storage of vehicles and other equipment; pack stock; loss, damage, or destruction of horses, vehicles, and other equipment
- § 503. — Repealed. Pub. L. 85–767, § 2[1], Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 919
- § 503a. — Omitted
- § 504. — Purchases of tree seeds, cones, forage plant seed, and nursery stock for national forests
- § 504a. — Sale of forest-tree seed and nursery stock to States and political subdivisions; disposition of moneys; exchanges; limitation
- § 505. — Use of national forests established on land reserved for purposes of national defense; maintenance available
- § 505a. — Interchange of lands between Department of Agriculture and military departments of Department of Defense; report to Congress
- § 505b. — Laws applicable
- §§ 506 to 508. — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–869, § 4, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157
- § 508a. — Omitted
- § 508b. — National forests in Minnesota; authority to prospect, develop, mine, remove, and utilize mineral resources
- § 509. — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–869, § 4, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157
- §§ 510, 510a. — Omitted
- § 511. — Reinstatement of entries canceled or relinquished
- § 512. — Omitted
- § 513. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–588, § 17(a)(1), (2), Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2961
- § 514. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–588, § 17(a)(6), Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2962
- § 515. — Examination, location, and purchase of forested, cut-over, or denuded lands; consent of State legislature to acquisition of land by the United States
- § 516. — Exchange of lands in the public interest; equal value; cutting and removing timber; publication of contemplated exchange
- § 517. — Title to lands to be acquired
- § 517a. — Payment of awards in condemnation proceedings
- § 518. — Acquisition of lands not defeated by rights-of-way, easements, and reservations
- § 519. — Agricultural lands included in tracts acquired; sale for homesteads
- § 519a. — Transfer of forest reservation lands for military purposes
- § 520. — Regulations as to mineral resources
- § 521. — Lands acquired to be reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands; designation
- § 521a. — Administration, management, and consolidation of certain lands
- § 521b. — Report of Secretary of Agriculture prior to purchase or exchange of land; contents; waiting period
- § 521c. — Definitions
- § 521d. — Sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System land
- § 521e. — Small parcels and road rights-of-way
- § 521f. — Costs of conveyance and value of improvements
- § 521g. — Road rights-of-way subject to State or local law
- § 521h. — Regulations; contents
- § 521i. — Unaffected lands
- § 522. — Omitted
- § 523. — Omitted
- § 524. — Rights-of-way for dams, reservoirs, or water plants for municipal, mining, and milling purposes
- § 525. — Rights-of-way for wagon roads or railroads
- § 526. — Establishment and protection of water rights
- § 527. — Use of Forest Service funds for administration of certain lands
- § 528. — Development and administration of renewable surface resources for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services; Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
- § 529. — Authorization of development and administration consideration to relative values of resources; areas of wilderness
- § 530. — Cooperation for purposes of development and administration with State and local governmental agencies and others
- § 531. — Definitions
- § 532. — Roads and trails system; Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 533. — Grant of easements for road rights-of-way; authority of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations
- § 534. — Termination and cancellation of easements; notice; hearing
- § 535. — Forest development roads; acquisition, construction, and maintenance; maximum economy; methods of financing; cost arrangements for construction standards; transfer of unused effective purchaser credit for road construction
- § 535a. — Forest development roads: prohibition on credits; inclusion of construction costs in notice of sale; special election by small business concerns; construction standards; authorization of harvesting; treatment of road value
- § 536. — Recording of instruments; furnishing of instruments affecting public domain lands to Secretary of the Interior
- § 537. — Maintenance and reconstruction by road users; funds for maintenance and reconstruction; availability of deposits until expended, transfer of funds, and refunds
- § 538. — User fees fund for delayed payments to grantors
- § 538a. — Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program
- § 539. — Additions to existing national forests; administration
- § 539a. — Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest lands
- § 539b. — Fisheries on national forest lands in Alaska
- § 539c. — Cooperative fisheries planning; report to Congress
- § 539d. — National forest timber utilization program
- § 539e. — Reports
- § 539f. — Nonprofit organization user of national forest lands
- § 539g. — Kings River Special Management Area
- § 539h. — Greer Spring Special Management Area
- § 539i. — Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area
- § 539j. — Bowen Gulch Protection Area
- § 539k. — Kelly Butte Special Management Area
- § 539l. — Designation of James Peak Protection Area, Colorado
- § 539l–1. — Inholdings
- § 539l–2. — James Peak Fall River trailhead
- § 539l–3. — Loop trail study; authorization
- § 539l–4. — Other administrative provisions
- § 539l–5. — Wilderness potential
- § 539m. — Findings and purposes
- § 539m–1. — Definitions
- § 539m–2. — T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area
- § 539m–3. — Pueblo rights and interests in the Area
- § 539m–4. — Limitations on Pueblo rights and interests in the Area
- § 539m–5. — Management of the Area
- § 539m–6. — Jurisdiction over the Area
- § 539m–7. — Subdivisions and other property interests
- § 539m–8. — Extinguishment of claims
- § 539m–9. — Construction
- § 539m–10. — Judicial review
- § 539m–11. — Provisions relating to contributions and land exchange
- § 539m–12. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 539n. — Crystal Springs Watershed Special Resources Management Unit
- § 539o. — Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
- § 539p. — Southeast Arizona land exchange and conservation
- § 539q. — Hermosa Creek watershed protection
- § 539r. — Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area and wilderness additions
- § 539s. — Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area
SUBCHAPTER II — SCENIC AREAS 52 sections
- § 541. — Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area; establishment
- § 541a. — Administration, protection, development, and regulation of use
- § 541b. — Boundaries of scenic-research area; adjustments to subarea boundaries; development of management plan; establishment of subareas; management objectives
- § 541c. — Extension of boundaries of Siuslaw National Forest; transfer of Federal property to Secretary
- § 541d. — Acquisition of property within the scenic-research area; consent of owner; substantial change in use or maintenance of property
- § 541e. — Availability of funds for acquisition of lands, etc., within added area
- § 541f. — Withdrawal from location, entry and patent under mining laws; withdrawal from disposition under mineral leasing laws
- § 541g. — Advisory council for scenic-research area; membership; designation of chairman; compensation; consultation by Secretary
- § 541h. — Cooperation with State of Oregon in administration and protection of lands; civil and criminal jurisdiction; power of taxation
- § 542. — Langmuir Research Site; establishment
- § 542a. — Congressional findings
- § 542b. — Administration, protection, and regulation of use
- § 542c. — Land use agreement
- § 542d. — Comprehensive management plan
- § 543. — Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area; establishment
- § 543a. — Extension of National Forest boundary
- § 543b. — Acquisition of lands
- § 543c. — Administration
- § 543d. — Ecological studies; reports to Congressional committees and to Chief of Forest Service; progress reports
- § 543e. — Scenic Area Advisory Board
- § 543f. — Traditional Native American uses
- § 543g. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 543h. — New spending authority
- § 544. — Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; definitions
- § 544a. — Purposes
- § 544b. — Establishment of scenic area
- § 544c. — Columbia River Gorge Commission
- § 544d. — Scenic area management plan
- § 544e. — Administration of scenic area
- § 544f. — Administration of special management areas
- § 544g. — Land acquisition
- § 544h. — Interim management
- § 544i. — Economic development
- § 544j. — Old Columbia River Highway
- § 544k. — Tributary rivers and streams
- § 544l. — Implementation measures
- § 544m. — Enforcement
- § 544n. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 544o. — Savings provisions
- § 544p. — Severability
- § 545. — Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; purposes
- § 545a. — Establishment of Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area
- § 545b. — Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area
- § 546. — Establishment of Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, Michigan
- § 546a. — Boundaries
- § 546a–1. — Administration and management
- § 546a–2. — Fish and game
- § 546a–3. — Minerals
- § 546a–4. — Acquisition
- § 546a–5. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 546b. — Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, Jefferson National Forest, Virginia
- § 546b–1. — Maps and boundary descriptions