2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 552 - Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 552 (2017)
Section Name §552. Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply
Section Text

Consent of the Congress of the United States is given to each of the several States of the Union to enter into any agreement or compact, not in conflict with any law of the United States, with any other State or States for the purpose of conserving the forests and the water supply of the States entering into such agreement or compact.

Source Credit

(Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, §1, 36 Stat. 961.)

Editorial Notes SHORT TITLE

Act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, which enacted this section, former sections 513 and 514 of this title, and sections 515 to 519, 521, and 563 of this title and amended sections 480 and 500 of this title, is popularly known as the Weeks Law.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 552 - Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply
Contains section 552
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Short Titles Weeks Law.
Statutes at Large References 36 Stat. 961
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