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16 U.S.C. § 471c — Lands in California set aside as reserved forest lands
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The tracts of land in the State of California known and described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of township 2 north, range 19 east Mount Diablo meridian, thence eastwardly on the line between townships 2 and 3 north, ranges 24 and 25 east; thence southwardly on the line between ranges 24 and 25 east to the Mount Diablo base line; thence eastwardly on said base line to the corner to township 1 south, ranges 25 and 26 east; thence southwardly on the line between ranges 25 and 26 east to the southeast corner of township 2 south, range 25 east; thence eastwardly on the line between townships 2 and 3 south, range 26 east to the corner to townships 2 and 3 south, ranges 26 and 27 east; thence southwardly on the line between ranges 26 and 27 east to the first standard parallel south; thence westwardly on the first standard parallel south to the southwest corner of township 4 south, range 19 east; thence northwardly on the line between ranges 18 and 19 east to the northwest corner of township 2 south, range 19 east; thence westwardly on the line between townships 1 and 2 south to the southwest corner of township 1 south, range 19 east; thence northwardly on the line between ranges 18 and 19 east to the northwest corner of township 2 north, range 19 east, the place of beginning, are reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and set apart as reserved forest lands; and all persons who shall locate or settle upon, or occupy the same or any part thereof, except as hereinafter provided, shall be considered trespassers and removed therefrom. Nothing in this section and sections 55, 61, and 471d of this title shall be construed as in anywise affecting any bona fide entry of land made within the limits above describe
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The tracts of land in the State of California known and described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of township 2 north, range 19 east Mount Diablo meridian, thence eastwardly on the line between townships 2 and 3 north, ranges 24 and 25 east; thence southwardly on the line between ranges 24 and 25 east to the Mount Diablo base line; thence eastwardly on said base line to the corner to township 1 south, ranges 25 and 26 east; thence southwardly on the line between ranges 25 and 26 east to the southeast corner of township 2 south, range 25 east; thence eastwardly on the line between townships 2 and 3 south, range 26 east to the corner to townships 2 and 3 south, ranges 26 and 27 east; thence southwardly on the line between ranges 26 and 27 east to the first standard parallel south; thence westwardly on the first standard parallel south to the southwest corner of township 4 south, range 19 east; thence northwardly on the line between ranges 18 and 19 east to the northwest corner of township 2 south, range 19 east; thence westwardly on the line between townships 1 and 2 south to the southwest corner of township 1 south, range 19 east; thence northwardly on the line between ranges 18 and 19 east to the northwest corner of township 2 north, range 19 east, the place of beginning, are reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and set apart as reserved forest lands; and all persons who shall locate or settle upon, or occupy the same or any part thereof, except as hereinafter provided, shall be considered trespassers and removed therefrom. Nothing in this section and sections 55, 61, and 471d of this title shall be construed as in anywise affecting any bona fide entry of land made within the limits above described under any law of the United States prior to October 1, 1890.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 44, act Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1263, § 1, 26 Stat. 650, which related to lands in California set aside as reserved forest lands, was transferred to [section 471c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section471c&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 45, act Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1263, § 3, 26 Stat. 651, which related to additional forest reserves in California, was transferred to [section 471d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section471d&num=0&edition=prelim).
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All those tracts or parcels of ground described in [section 471c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section471c&num=0&edition=prelim), but not included within the metes and bounds of the land hereinafter described are included and made a part of the Sierra National Forest, namely: The tracts of land in the State of California known and described as follows: Beginning at the point where the middle of the channel of the South Fork of the Merced River intersects the line between sections 3 and 4, township 4 south, range 20 east, Mount Diablo base and meridian; thence northerly along section lines through the middle of townships 3 and 4 south, range 20 east, to the northwest corner of section 3, township 3 south, range 20 east; thence westerly along township line to the southwest corner of section 33, township 2 south, range 20 east; thence northerly along section lines to the northwest corner of section 21, said township; thence westerly along section lines to the southwest corner of section 18, said township; thence southerly along range line to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 24, township 2 south, range 19 east; thence westerly to the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 24, said township; thence southerly to the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 24, said township; thence westerly along section lines to the southwest corner of section 23, said township; thence northerly along section lines to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of section 14, said township; thence easterly to the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 14, said township; thence northerly along section line to the northwest corner of section 13, said township; thence easterly
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There is reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy or sale under the laws of the United States, and set apart as reserved forest lands, as provided in [section 471c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section471c&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to all the limitations and provisions therein contained, the following lands, to wit: Township 17 south, range 30 east of the Mount Diablo meridian, excepting sections 31, 32, 33, and 34 of said township, included in [section 41 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section41&num=0&edition=prelim). And there is also reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy or sale under the laws of the United States, and set apart as forest lands, subject to like limitations, conditions, and provisions, all of townships 15 and 16 south, of ranges 29 and 30 east of the Mount Diablo meridian. And there is also reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy or sale under the laws of the United States, and set apart as reserved forest lands under like limitations, restrictions, and provisions, sections 5 and 6 in township 14 south, range 28, east of Mount Diablo meridian, and also sections 31 and 32 of township 13 south, range 28 east of the same meridian. Nothing in this section or sections 55, 61, and 471c of this title, shall authorize rules or contracts touching the protection and improvement of said reservations, beyond the sums that may be received by the Secretary of the Interior under the foregoing provisions, or authorize any charge against the Treasury of the United States.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 471b
to June 15, 1926, within the limits of the States
of New Mexico and Arizona except by Act of
Congress.
(June 15, 1926, ch. 587, 44 Stat. 745.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Forest reservation, referred to in text, probably
should be ‘‘national forest’’. See act Mar. 4, 1907, ch.
2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves
shall hereafter be known as national forests.
§ 471b. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII,
§ 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
Section, act July 20, 1939, ch. 334, § 1, 53 Stat. 1071, au-
thorized addition of lands within State of Montana to
existing or inclusion within new national forests.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Section 704(a) of Pub. L. 94–579 provided that this sec-
tion is repealed effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
SAVINGS PROVISION
Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as termi-
nating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on
Oct. 21, 1976, see note set out under section 1701 of Title
43, Public Lands.
§ 471c. Lands in California set aside as reserved
forest lands
The tracts of land in the State of California
known and described as follows: Commencing at
the northwest corner of township 2 north, range
19
east
Mount
Diablo
meridian,
thence
eastwardly on the line between townships 2 and
3 north, ranges 24 and 25 east; thence south-
wardly on the line between ranges 24 and 25 east
to
the
Mount
Diablo
base
line;
thence
eastwardly on said base line to the corner to
township 1 south, ranges 25 and 26 east; thence
southwardly on the line between ranges 25 and
26 east to the southeast corner of township 2
south, range 25 east; thence eastwardly on the
line between townships 2 and 3 south, r
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