16 U.S.C. § 577g — Payment for additional lands acquired in

Page 1075 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 577g Township 64 north, range 9 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: North half of sections 25 to 30, inclusive. Township 64 north, range 10 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 19 to 24, inclusive; north half of sections 25, 26, and 27; sections 28 to 33, inclusive. Township 64 north, range 11 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 8, 17, 21 to 28, inclusive; sections 33 to 36, inclusive. Township 64 north, range 13 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 14 and 23; north half northwest quarter, southwest quarter northwest quarter section 26; section 27. Township 65 north, range 3 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Section 18. Township 65 north, range 4 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: South half section 6; sections 7, 18, 19, and 30. Township 65 north, range 5 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 1 to 5, inclusive; sec- tions 8 to 17, inclusive. Township 65 north, range 12 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 18, 19, 28, 29, 30, 32, and 33. Township 65 north, range 13 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 4 to 9, inclusive; sec- tions 13, 14, 16, 17, and 24. Township 65 north, range 14 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 1 to 3, inclusive. Township 66 north, range 4 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 4 to 8, inclusive; sec- tions 17 to 20, inclusive. Township 66 north, range 5 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Section 1; sections 3 to 7, inclu- sive; sections 10 to 15, inclusive; sections 21 to 29, inclusive; sections 32 to 35, inclusive; west half section 36. Township 66 north, range 14 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 29 and 30. Township 66 north, range 15 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 18 and 19; sections 25 to 30, inclusive. Township 66 north, range 16 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Sections 13, 24, and 25. Township 67 north, range 4 west, fourth prin- cipal meridian: Entire township. (June 22, 1956, ch. 425, § 1, 70 Stat. 326.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE The act of June 22, 1956, ch. 425, 70 Stat. 326, as amended, which is classified to sections 577d–1, 577g–1 and 577h of this title, is popularly known as the ‘‘Hum- phrey-Thye-Blatnik-Andresen Act’’. § 577e. Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands Lands shall be acquired by purchase or con- demnation under the supplemental authority granted in section 577c of this title only with prior approval of the National Forest Reserva- tion Commission created by section 4 of the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended, and lands so acquired shall become parts of the Superior Na- tional Forest and be subject to the provisions of said Act, as amended, and of such other laws as apply to land acquired under the provisions of said Act, as amended, except as hereinafter pro- vided. (June 22, 1948, ch. 593, § 3, 62 Stat. 570.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The National Forest Reservation Commission, re- ferred to in text, was created by section 4 of act Mar. 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 513). Section 4 of the 1911 Act was re- pealed, and all functions of the National Forest Res- ervation Commission were transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture, by section 17(a)(1) of Pub. L. 94–588, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2961. Said Act, referred to in text, means act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, 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 sec- tions 480 and 500 of this title. For complete classifica- tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552 of this title and Tables. § 577f. Exchange of lands Upon finding and determination by the Sec- retary of Agriculture that the public purposes and objectives explicit and implicit in sections 577 to 577b of this title, more effectively can be accomplished by exchanging lands of the United States situated within the boundaries described in said sections for other lands in State, county, or private ownership situated within the said boundaries which are more suitable for public ownership, management, and use, for the pur- poses contemplated by said sections, such lands of the United States shall be subject to ex- change under the provisions of sections 485 and 486 of this title, or the provisions of section 516 of this title. (June 22, 1948, ch. 593, § 4, 62 Stat. 570.) § 577g. Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the cer- tification of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall pay to the State of Minnesota, at the close of each fiscal year from any national-forest re- ceipts not otherwise appropriated a sum of money equivalent to three-quarters of 1 per cen- tum of the fair appraised value of such national- forest lands as may be situated within the area described in section 577d of this title at the end of each fiscal year; and the payments made here- under shall be distributed to each of the three aforesaid counties in conformity with the fair appraised value of such national-forest lands in each county: Provided, That the fair appraised value of the lands shall be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture at ten-year intervals and his determination shall be conclusive and final: Provided further, That the first payment to the State of Minnesota under the provisions of this section shall not be due until the close of the first full fiscal year after June 22, 1948: And provided further, That the provisions of section 500 of this title, shall not be applicable to the national-forest lands to which this section ap- plies. (June 22, 1948, ch. 593, § 5, 62 Stat. 570.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, as amended by act June 22, 1956, ch. 425, § 2, 70 Stat. 328, is set out as section 577g–1 of this title. Page 1076 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 577g–1 § 577g–1. Payment to State of Minnesota for ex- tension to other sections of land The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the cer- tification of the Secretary of Agriculture, shall pay to the State of Minnesota, at the close of each fiscal year from any national-forest re- ceipts not otherwise appropriated a sum of money equivalent to three-quarters of 1 per cen- tum of the fair appraised value of such national- forest lands as may be situated within the area described in section 577d–1 of this title at the end of each fiscal year; and the payments made hereunder shall be distributed to each of the three aforesaid counties in conformity with the fair appraised value of such national-forest lands in each county: Provided, That the fair ap- praised value of the lands shall be determined by the Secretary of Agriculture at ten-year inter- vals and his determination shall be conclusive and final: Provided further, That the first pay- ment to the State of Minnesota under the provi- sions of this section shall be due at the close of the fiscal year 1959: And provided further, That the provisions of section 500 of this title, shall not be applicable to the national-forest lands to which this section applies. (June 22, 1948, ch. 593, § 5, 62 Stat. 570; June 22, 1956, ch. 425, § 2, 70 Stat. 328.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 5 of act June 22, 1948, as it read prior to amendment by act June 22, 1956, is set out as section 577g of this title. AMENDMENTS 1956—Act June 22, 1956, amended section with respect to the lands described in section 577d–1 by revising the proviso to fix the due date of the first payment to Min- nesota as of the close of the fiscal year 1959. For pay- ment for lands described in section 577d, see section 577g of this title. § 577h. Authorization of appropriations; limita- tion on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress (a) Appropriations authorized; purposes There are authorized to be appropriated annu- ally such sums as are necessary to implement sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title: Provided, That the total appropriations under the authority of said sections shall not exceed $9,000,000 for the purchase and condemnation of lands, water, or interests therein, and that funds made available through the provisions of chap- ter 2003 of title 54, may also be used for such ac- quisitions: Provided further, That such appro- priations may be used for the payment of court judgments in condemnation actions brought under authority of sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title without regard to the date such actions were initially instituted. (b) Reports on acquisitions Not later than March 1 of each year 1977 through 1980, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress a report concerning the acquisition of lands or interests in lands under sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title. The final report of the Secretary shall specify whether additional authorizations or appropria- tions are necessary to carry out the purposes of said sections. (June 22, 1948, ch. 593, § 6, 62 Stat. 570; June 22, 1956, ch. 425, § 3, 70 Stat. 328; Pub. L. 87–351, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 772; Pub. L. 94–384, Aug. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(d)(19), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3266.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted ‘‘chapter 2003 of title 54’’ for ‘‘the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (78 Stat. 897), as amended’’. 1976—Pub. L. 94–384 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted ‘‘implement’’ for ‘‘carry out the provisions of’’, ‘‘$9,000,000’’ for ‘‘$4,500,000’’, and ‘‘lands, water, or interests therein’’ for ‘‘land’’, struck out ‘‘however’’ after ‘‘Provided’’, inserted provision relating to the availability of funds under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act and provision relating to the availability of appropriations for payment of court judgments in condemnation actions regardless of the date of institution of such action, and added subsec. (b). 1961—Pub. L. 87–351 increased appropriation for pur- chase and condemnation of land from $2,500,000 to $4,500,000. 1956—Act June 22, 1956, increased appropriation for purchase and condemnation of land from $500,000 to $2,500,000. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS Pub. L. 87–351 provided in part that: ‘‘Funds appro- priated to carry out the purposes of the Act [sections 577c, 577d and 577e to 577h of this title] shall remain available until expended.’’ §§ 578 to 579. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 578, act June 25, 1940, ch. 421, 54 Stat. 546, which authorized rental of Forest Service equipment to other Federal agencies, was from the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1941, and was not re- peated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provi- sions appeared in the Department of Agriculture Ap- propriation Act, 1940, approved June 30, 1939, ch. 253, title I, 53 Stat. 955. Section 578a, acts July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 422; July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 679; July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 411; June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 443, related to rental of foreign service equipment to non-Federal agencies, and is now covered by section 580 of this title. Section 579, act June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title I, 68 Stat. 307, which authorized the purchase of improvements in lieu of construction, was from the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1955, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in following prior appropriation acts: July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title I, 67 Stat. 212. July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title I, 66 Stat. 342. Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title I, 65 Stat. 232. Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VI, title I, 64 Stat. 666. June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title I, 63 Stat. 337. June 19, 1948, ch. 543, 62 Stat. 521. July 30, 1947, ch. 356, title I, 61 Stat. 523. June 22, 1946, ch. 445, 60 Stat. 283. May 5, 1945, ch. 109, 59 Stat. 150. June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 444. July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 412.