Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 505b

Laws applicable

section 505a of this titlesection 505a of this title36 Stat. 961section 505a of this titleAny National Forest System lands which are transferred to a military department in accordance with this section and 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 shall become subject to the laws applicable to lands acquired under the Act of (), as amended. Lands interchanged under the authority of this section and shall be deemed to include interests in lands.

July 26, 1956, ch. 736, § 270 Stat. 657Pub. L. 100–409, § 7(a)102 Stat. 1091(, ; , (c), , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 18636 Stat. 961section 552 of this titleAct of , referred to in text, is , , popularly known as the Weeks Law, which enacted former sections 513 and 514 and sections 515 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of this title and amended sections 480 and 500 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–409section 505a of this title1988— substituted “National Forest System lands” for “national forest lands” and inserted provision that lands interchanged under authority of this section and be deemed to include interests in lands.