16 U.S.C. § 490 — Deposits from timber purchasers to defray

Page 941 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 494 tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 489. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–869, § 5, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157 Section, act Aug. 10, 1912, ch. 284, 37 Stat. 287, related to sale of mature, dead, and down timber. § 490. Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of disposing of debris Purchasers of national-forest timber may be required by the Secretary of Agriculture to de- posit the estimated cost to the United States of disposing of brush and other debris resulting from their cutting operations, such deposits to be covered into the Treasury and constitute a special fund, which is appropriated and shall re- main available until expended: Provided, That any deposits in excess of the amount expended for disposals shall be transferred to miscella- neous receipts, forest-reserve fund, to be cred- ited to the receipts of the year in which such transfer is made. (Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, 39 Stat. 462; Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 6, 64 Stat. 84.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1950—Act Apr. 24, 1950, covered excess deposits into miscellaneous receipts instead of returning them to the depositors as was formerly the practice. § 491. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act May 11, 1926, ch. 286, 44 Stat. 512, which authorized Secretary of Agriculture to permit expor- tation of timber and other products from State or Ter- ritory when cut or removed from national forests situ- ated therein, was from Department of Agriculture Ap- propriation Act, 1927, and was not repeated in subse- quent appropriations. See section 616 of this title. Simi- lar provisions were contained in the following prior ap- propriation acts: Feb. 10, 1925, ch. 200, 43 Stat. 834. June 5, 1924, ch. 266, 43 Stat. 443. Feb. 26, 1923, ch. 119, 42 Stat. 1302. May 11, 1922, ch. 185, 42 Stat. 519. Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 127, 41 Stat. 1326. May 31, 1920, ch. 217, 41 Stat. 706. July 24, 1919, ch. 26, 41 Stat. 248. Oct. 1, 1918, ch. 178, 40 Stat. 985. Mar. 4, 1917, ch. 179, 39 Stat. 1145. § 492. Earth, stone, and timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government works in Alaska On and after March 4, 1915 the Secretary of Ag- riculture, under regulations to be prescribed by him, is authorized to permit the Navy Depart- ment to take from the national forests such earth, stone, and timber for the use of the Navy as may be compatible with the administration of the national forests for the purposes for which they are established, and also in the same man- ner to permit the taking of earth, stone, and timber from the national forests for the con- struction of Government railways and other Government works in Alaska. He is authorized also to permit the Department of the Army to take earth, stone, and timber from the national forests for use in the construction of river and harbor and other works in charge of that depart- ment, subject to such regulations and restric- tions as he may prescribe. (Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 144, 38 Stat. 1100; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 467, § 13, 43 Stat. 1197; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(98), 45 Stat. 993; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION The first sentence of this section is from act Mar. 4, 1915, and the last sentence is from act Mar. 3, 1925. AMENDMENTS 1928—Act May 29, 1928, struck out provision which re- quired the Secretary of Agriculture to submit with his annual estimates a report of the quantity and market value of earth, stone, and timber furnished. 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. § 493. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act May 11, 1926, ch. 286, 44 Stat. 514, which authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to furnish young trees free from the Nebraska National Forest to homestead settlers, was from the Department of Agri- culture Appropriation Act, 1927, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Feb. 10, 1925, ch. 200, 43 Stat. 835. June 5, 1924, ch. 266, 43 Stat. 445. Feb. 26, 1923, ch. 119, 42 Stat. 1304. May 11, 1922, ch. 185, 42 Stat. 520. The Nebraska National Forest, Niobrara division, was redesignated the Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest by Pub. L. 92–142, Oct. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 393. § 494. Calaveras Bigtree National Forest The Secretary of Agriculture, to secure and protect for all time the big trees scientifically known as Sequoia washingtoniana, is empow- ered, in his discretion, to obtain for the United States the complete title to any or all of the fol- lowing-described lands in the State of Cali- fornia: In township 4 north, range 15 east, Mount Diablo meridian, the northeast quarter of sec- tion 1; in township 4 north, range 16 east, Mount Diablo meridian, the north half of section 6; in township 5 north, range 15 east, Mount Diablo meridian, the southwest quarter of section 14, south half of section 15, north half of section 22,