16 U.S.C. § 505a — Interchange of lands between Department

Page 953 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 505b sale thereof to be credited to the appropriation or appropriations of the Forest Service cur- rently available for the procurement or produc- tion of seed or nursery stock at the time such moneys are deposited: Provided, That the Sec- retary of Agriculture may exchange with such public agencies forest-tree seed and nursery stock for forest-tree seed or nursery stock of the same or different species upon a determination that such exchange is in the interest of the United States and that the value of the property given in exchange does not exceed the value of the property received: Provided further, That no nursery stock shall be sold or exchanged under this section as ornamental or other stock for landscape planting of the types commonly grown by established commercial nurserymen. (Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 9, 64 Stat. 85.) § 505. Use of national forests established on land reserved for purposes of national defense; maintenance available Where a national forest is established under section 471(b) of this title on land previously re- served for the Army or Navy for purposes of na- tional defense the land shall remain subject to the unhampered use of the Department of the Army or Navy Department for said purposes and nothing in this section or section 471(b) of this title shall be construed to relinquish the author- ity over such lands for purposes of national de- fense now vested in the department for which the lands were formerly reserved. Any moneys available for the maintenance, improvement, protection, construction of highways and gen- eral administration of the national forests shall be available for expenditure on national forests created under this section. (June 7, 1924, ch. 348, § 9, 43 Stat. 655; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is based on the second and third sentences of section 9 of act June 7, 1924. Section 471(b) of this title, referred to in text, was based on the first and fifth sen- tences of section 9 of the 1924 act, and was repealed by section 704(a) of Pub. L. 94–579. Section 499 of this title is based in part on the fourth sentence of section 9 of the 1924 act. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. § 505a. Interchange of lands between Department of Agriculture and military departments of Department of Defense; report to Congress The Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System lands and the Secretary of a military department with respect to lands under the control of the military department which lie within or adjacent to the exterior boundaries of a unit of the National Forest Sys- tem are authorized, subject to any applicable provisions of chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and divi- sion C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, to interchange such lands, or any part thereof, without reimbursement or transfer of funds whenever they shall determine that such inter- change will facilitate land management and will provide maximum use thereof for authorized purposes: Provided, That no such interchange of lands shall become effective until forty-five days (counting only days occurring during any regular or special session of the Congress) after the submission to the Congress by the respective Secretaries of notice of intention to make the interchange. (July 26, 1956, ch. 736, § 1, 70 Stat. 656; Pub. L. 100–409, § 7(a), (b), Aug. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 1091.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION In text, ‘‘chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (ex- cept sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘the Fed- eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended’’ on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303, which Act enacted Title 40, Pub- lic Buildings, Property, and Works, and Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. AMENDMENTS 1988—Pub. L. 100–409 substituted ‘‘National Forest System lands’’ for ‘‘national forest lands’’ and ‘‘a unit of the National Forest System’’ for ‘‘a national forest’’. § 505b. Laws applicable Any National Forest System lands which are transferred to a military department in accord- ance with this section and section 505a of this title shall be thereafter subject only to the laws applicable to other lands within the military in- stallation or other public works project for which such lands are required and any lands which are transferred to the Department of Ag- riculture in accordance with this section and section 505a of this title shall become subject to the laws applicable to lands acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended. Lands interchanged under the authority of this section and section 505a of this title shall be deemed to include interests in lands. (July 26, 1956, ch. 736, § 2, 70 Stat. 657; Pub. L. 100–409, § 7(a), (c), Aug. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 1091.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of March 1, 1911, referred to in text, is 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 sections 480 and 500 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1988—Pub. L. 100–409 substituted ‘‘National Forest System lands’’ for ‘‘national forest lands’’ and inserted