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16 U.S.C. § 472 — Laws affecting national forest lands
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The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall execute or cause to be executed all laws affecting public lands reserved under the provisions of section 471 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, or sections supplemental to and amendatory thereof, after such lands have been so reserved, excepting such laws as affect the surveying, prospecting, locating, appropriating, entering, relinquishing, reconveying, certifying, or patenting of any of such lands.
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The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture shall execute or cause to be executed all laws affecting public lands reserved under the provisions of section 471 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, or sections supplemental to and amendatory thereof, after such lands have been so reserved, excepting such laws as affect the surveying, prospecting, locating, appropriating, entering, relinquishing, reconveying, certifying, or patenting of any of such lands.
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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Act Mar. 4, 1907, cited above, was not repealed by Pub.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 L. 94–579 provided that this section is repealed effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.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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Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the President, after sixty days’ notice thereof, published in two papers of general circulation in the State or Territory wherein any national forest is situated, and near the said national forest, any public lands embraced within the limits of any such forest which, after due examination by personal inspection of a competent person appointed for that purpose by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be found better adapted for mining or for agricultural purposes than for forest usage, may be restored to the public domain. And any mineral lands in any national forest which have been or which may be shown to be such, and subject to entry under the existing mining laws of the United States and the rules and regulations applying thereto, shall continue to be subject to such location and entry, notwithstanding any provisions contained in sections 473 to 478, 479 to 482 and 551 of this title.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 472
1 See References in Text note below.
viding public recreation opportunities and
other management needs.
(B) Before a management structure and
management plan are adopted for such land,
the Secretary of the Interior or the board of
trustees, as the case may be, shall submit a
proposal for the structure and plan to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives.
The proposed management plan shall not be-
come effective until the passage of 90 days
after its submission to the Committees.
(C) The Secretary of the Interior or the
board of trustees, as the case may be, shall
report annually to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate, the
Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives, and the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations concerning
the management of lands acquired under the
authority of this section and activities un-
dertaken on such lands.
(2) Plan
The management plan shall guide general
management of the Headwaters Forest. Such
plan shall address the following management
issues—
(A) scientific research on forests, fish,
wildlife, and other such activities that will
be fostered and permitted on the Headwaters
Forest;
(B) providing recreation opportunities on
the Headwaters Forest;
(C) access to the Headwaters Forest;
(D) construction of minimal necessary fa-
cilities within the Headwaters Forest so as
to maintain the ecological integrity of the
Headwaters Forest;
(E) other management needs; and
(F) an annual budget for the management
of the Headwaters Forest, which shall in-
clude a projected revenue schedule (such as
fees for research and recreation) and pro-
jected expenses.
(
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