43 U.S.C. § 2603 — Leasing of lands for grazing; disposition

Page 644 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 2602 3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘facilities:’’. facilties: 3 Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with the use and development of power sites as may be authorized by law. The annual productive capacity for such lands shall be determined and declared as promptly as possible after August 28, 1937, but until such de- termination and declaration are made the aver- age annual cut therefrom shall not exceed one- half billion feet board measure: Provided, That timber from said lands in an amount not less than one-half billion feet board measure, or not less than the annual sustained yield capacity when the same has been determined and de- clared, shall be sold annually, or so much there- of as can be sold at reasonable prices on a nor- mal market. If the Secretary of the Interior determines that such action will facilitate sustained-yield management, he may subdivide such revested lands into sustained-yield forest units, the boundary lines of which shall be so established that a forest unit will provide, insofar as prac- ticable, a permanent source of raw materials for the support of dependent communities and local industries of the region; but until such subdivi- sion is made the land shall be treated as a single unit in applying the principle of sustained yield: Provided, That before the boundary lines of such forest units are established, the Department, after published notice thereof, shall hold a hear- ing thereon in the vicinity of such lands open to the attendance of State and local officers, rep- resentatives of dependent industries, residents, and other persons interested in the use of such lands. Due consideration shall be given to estab- lished lumbering operations in subdividing such lands when necessary to protect the economic stability of dependent communities. Timber sales from a forest unit shall be limited to the productive capacity of such unit and the Sec- retary is authorized, in his discretion, to reject any bids which may interfere with the sus- tained-yield management plan of any unit. (Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, title I, § 1, 50 Stat. 874.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 3, referred to in first par., is section 3 of act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, title I, 50 Stat. 875, which was classified to section 1181c of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787. Acts of June 9, 1916, and February 26, 1919, referred to in text, are acts June 9, 1916, ch. 137, 39 Stat. 218 and Feb. 26, 1919, ch. 47, 40 Stat. 1179, respectively, which are not classified to the Code. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1181a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REPEALS Act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, title II (last par.), 50 Stat. 876, provided: ‘‘All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this Act [enacting this subchapter and former section 1181c of this title] are hereby repealed to the extent necessary to give full force and effect to this Act.’’ § 2602. Cooperative agreements with other agen- cies or private owners for coordinated ad- ministration The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to make cooperative agreements with other Federal or State forest administra- tive agencies or with private forest owners or operators for the coordinated administration, with respect to time, rate, method of cutting, and sustained yield, of forest units comprising parts of revested or reconveyed lands, together with lands in private ownership or under the ad- ministration of other public agencies, when by such agreements he may be aided in accom- plishing the purposes mentioned in sections 2601 and 2602 of this title. (Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, title I, § 2, 50 Stat. 874.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1181b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. § 2603. Leasing of lands for grazing; disposition of moneys; rules and regulations covering grazing lands The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to lease for grazing any of said revested or reconveyed lands which may be so used without interfering with the production of timber or other purposes of this subchapter as stated in section 2601 of this title: Provided, That all the moneys received on account of grazing leases shall be covered either into the ‘‘Oregon and California land-grant fund’’ or the ‘‘Coos Bay Wagon Road grant fund’’ in the Treasury as the location of the leased lands shall determine, and be subject to distribution as other moneys in such funds: Provided further, That the Sec- retary is also authorized to formulate rules and regulations for the use, protection, improve- ment, and rehabilitation of such grazing lands. (Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, title I, § 4, 50 Stat. 875.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the origi- nal ‘‘this Act’’, meaning act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, 50 Stat. 874, which is classified principally to this sub- chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1181d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. § 2604. Rules and regulations generally; consulta- tion and agreements with other agencies re- garding fire regulations The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this subchapter into full force and effect. The Sec- retary of the Interior is further authorized, in formulating forest-practice rules and regula-