2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 577f - Exchange of lands

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 577f (2017)
Section Name §577f. Exchange of lands
Section Text

Upon finding and determination by the Secretary of Agriculture that the public purposes and objectives explicit and implicit in sections 577 to 577b of this title, more effectively can be accomplished by exchanging lands of the United States situated within the boundaries described in said sections for other lands in State, county, or private ownership situated within the said boundaries which are more suitable for public ownership, management, and use, for the purposes contemplated by said sections, such lands of the United States shall be subject to exchange under the provisions of sections 485 and 486 of this title, or the provisions of section 516 of this title.

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(June 22, 1948, ch. 593, §4, 62 Stat. 570.)

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. 577f - Exchange of lands
Contains section 577f
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 62 Stat. 570
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