2018 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 2 - National Forests
Subchapter I - Establishment and Administration
Sec. 476 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-588, §13, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2958

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 476 (2018)
Section Name §476. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–588, §13, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2958
Repeal Summary

Section, acts June 4, 1897, ch. 2, §1, 30 Stat. 35; June 9, 1900, ch. 804, 31 Stat. 661; Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, §1, 33 Stat. 628; June 30, 1906, ch. 3913, 34 Stat. 684; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 457, §3, 43 Stat. 1132; May 27, 1952, ch. 337, 66 Stat. 95, authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to sell timber from national forests. See section 472a of this title.

Editorial Notes VALIDATION OF TIMBER SALES CONTRACTS

Pub. L. 94–588, §15, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2960, provided that:

"(a) Timber sales made pursuant to the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 35, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 476), prior to the date of enactment of this section [Oct. 22, 1976] shall not be invalid if the timber was sold in accord with Forest Service silvicultural practices and sales procedures in effect at the time of the sale, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.

"(b) The Secretary of Agriculture is directed, in developing five-year operating plans under the provisions of existing fifty-year timber sales contracts in Alaska, to revise such contracts to make them consistent with the guidelines and standards provided for in the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.], and to reflect such revisions in the contract price of timber. Any such action shall not be inconsistent with valid contract rights approved by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2 - NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 476 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-588, §13, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2958
Contains section 476
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition repealed
Statutes at Large References 30 Stat. 35
31 Stat. 661
33 Stat. 628
34 Stat. 684
43 Stat. 1132
66 Stat. 95
90 Stat. 2958, 2960
Public Law References Public Law 94-588
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