US Code

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

16 U.S.C. § 521

Lands acquired to be reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands; designation

section 519 of this title1

1 See References in Text note below.
Subject to the provisions of the lands acquired under this Act shall be permanently reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands under the provisions of section 471  of this title and acts supplemental to and amendatory thereof. And the Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time divide the lands acquired under this Act into such specific national forests and so designate the same as he may deem best for administrative purposes.

Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, § 1136 Stat. 963(, .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 18636 Stat. 961section 552 of this titleThis Act, referred to in text, means , , popularly known as the Weeks Law, which enacted this section, former sections 513 and 514 of this title, and sections 515 to 519, 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.

Section 471 of this titleact Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 56126 Stat. 1103Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a)90 Stat. 2792, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to section 24 of , , and was repealed by , , .