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16 U.S.C. § 521 — Lands acquired to be reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands; designation
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Subject to the provisions of [section 519 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section519&num=0&edition=prelim) the lands acquired under this Act shall be permanently reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands under the provisions of section 471 11 See References in Text note below. 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.
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Subject to the provisions of [section 519 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section519&num=0&edition=prelim) the lands acquired under this Act shall be permanently reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands under the provisions of section 471 11 See References in Text note below. 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.
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Inasmuch as small areas of land chiefly valuable for agriculture may of necessity or by inadvertence be included in tracts acquired under this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may, in his discretion, and he is authorized, upon application or otherwise, to examine and ascertain the location and extent of such areas as in his opinion may be occupied for agricultural purposes without injury to the forests or to stream flow and which are not needed for public purposes, and may list and describe the same by metes and bounds, or otherwise, and offer them for sale as homesteads at their true value, to be fixed by him, to actual settlers, in tracts not exceeding eighty acres, in area, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe; and in case of such sale the jurisdiction over the lands sold shall, ipso facto, revert to the State in which the lands sold lie. And no right, title, interest, or claim in or to any lands acquired under this Act, or the waters thereon, or the products, resources, or use thereof after such lands shall have been so acquired, shall be initiated or perfected, except as in this section provided.
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Consent of the Congress of the United States is given to each of the several States of the Union to enter into any agreement or compact, not in conflict with any law of the United States, with any other State or States for the purpose of conserving the forests and the water supply of the States entering into such agreement or compact.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, acts Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 24, 26 Stat. 1103; Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1271; June 25, 1910, ch. 421, § 2, 36 Stat. 847; Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 369, 37 Stat. 497; June 7, 1924, ch. 348, § 9 (first and fifth sentences), 43 Stat. 655, provided for establishment of national forests by the President, limited inclusion of lands in certain States, and authorized addition of lands suitable for production of timber.
Act Mar. 4, 1907, cited above, was not repealed by Pub. L. 94–579.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Section 704(a) of Pub. L. 94–579 provided that this section is repealed effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
#### Savings Provision
Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see note set out under [section 1701 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim), Public Lands.
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**(a) Establishment** Upon conveyance to the United States of the Plum Creek offered lands in the Kelly Butte area, there is hereby established the Kelly Butte Special Management Area in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, comprising approximately 5,642 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled “Kelly Butte Special Management Area”, dated October 1998.
**(b) Management** The Kelly Butte Special Management Area shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations generally applicable to National Forest System lands, and subject to the following additional provisions:
(1) the Area shall be managed with special emphasis on:
(A) preserving its natural character and protecting and enhancing water quality in the upper Green River watershed;
(B) permitting hunting and fishing;
(C) providing opportunities for primitive and semi-primitive recreation and scientific research and study;
(D) protecting and enhancing populations of fish, wildlife and native plant species; and
(E) allowing for traditional uses by native American peoples;
(2) commercial timber harvest and road construction shall be prohibited;
(3) the Area shall be closed to the use of motor vehicles, except as may be necessary for administrative purposes or in emergencies (including rescue operations) to protect public health and safety; and
(4) the Area shall, subject to valid existing rights, be permanently withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation under the U.S. mining laws and mineral leasing laws, including the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 [[30 U.S.C. 1001](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(c) No buffer zones** Congress does not intend that the des
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 521
1 See References in Text note below.
Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, which pro-
vided that mineral development on such lands shall be
authorized by Secretary of the Interior only when he is
advised by Secretary of Agriculture that such develop-
ment will not interfere with purposes for which land
was acquired and only in accordance with such condi-
tions as may be specified by Secretary of Agriculture
in order to protect such purposes.
For provisions concerning crediting and distribution
of revenues and access to title records, see text of
Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946.
Functions of Secretary of the Interior under section
402 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, with respect to use and
disposal from lands under jurisdiction of Secretary of
Agriculture of those mineral materials which Sec-
retary of Agriculture is authorized to dispose of from
other lands under his jurisdiction under sections 601 to
604 and 611 to 615 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining,
transferred to Secretary of Agriculture, see Pub. L.
86–509, June 11, 1960, 74 Stat. 205, set out as a note under
section 2201 of Title 7, Agriculture.
§ 521. Lands acquired to be reserved, held, and
administered as national forest lands; des-
ignation
Subject to the provisions of section 519 of this
title the lands acquired under this Act shall be
permanently reserved, held, and administered as
national forest lands under the provisions of sec-
tion 471 1 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 admini
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