16 U.S.C. § 521d
Sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System land
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 521d, Sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System land, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/445600
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The Secretary is authorized, when the Secretary determines it to be in the public interest—
The Secretary shall insert in any such quitclaim deed such terms, covenants, conditions, and reservations as the Secretary deems necessary to ensure protection of the public interest, including protection of the scenic, wildlife, and recreation values of the National Forest System and provision for appropriate public access to and use of lands within the System.
Paragraph (1) shall not be applicable to deeds issued by the Secretary to lands outside the boundary of units of the National Forest System.
The net proceeds derived from any sale or exchange conducted under paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 521e of this title shall be deposited in the fund established under section 484a of this title.
Amounts deposited under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Secretary until expended for—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System Lands, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018