parts of national forests, and to report his findings to the National Forest Reservation Commission established under the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), and if the commission shall determine that the administration of said lands by the Federal Government will protect the flow of streams used for navigation or for irrigation, or will promote a future timber supply, the President shall lay the findings of the commission before the Congress of the United States. U.S.C. 570)

(16

NOTE.--The National Forest Reservation Commission was
abolished and all its functions transferred to the
Secretary by section 17 (a) of the National Forest
Management Act of 1976.

Lands Reserved For Military

Any

Sec. 9. Where such national forest is established on land previously reserved for the Army or Navy for purposes of national defense the land shall remain subject to the unhampered use of the Department of the Army or Navy Department for said purposes, and nothing in this section shall be construed to relinquish the authority over such lands for purposes of national defense now vested in the department for which the lands were formerly reserved. moneys available for the maintenance, improvement, protection, construction of highways and general administration of the national forests shall be available for expenditure on the national forests created under this section. All receipts from the sale of products from or for the use of lands in such national forests shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, forest reserve fund, and shall be disposed of in like manner as the receipts from other national forests as provided by existing law. Any person who shall violate any rule or regulation promulgated under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (16 U.S.C. 499, 505)

NOTE.--Authority in section 9 for the President to establish national forests (16 U.S.C. 471(b)) repealed.

Special Duties

• Act of January 31, 1925 (Ch. 124, 43 Stat. 803; 7 U.S.C. 2217)

Such officers, agents, or employees of the Department of Agriculture of the United States as are designated by the Secretary of Agriculture for the purpose are authorized and empowered to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit whenever such oath, affirmation, or affidavit is for use in any prosecution or proceeding under or in the enforcement of any law committed to or which may be committed to the Secretary of Agriculture or the Department of Agriculture or any bureau or subdivision thereof for administration. Any such oath, affirmation, or affidavit administered or taken by or before such officer, agent, or employee when certified under his hand and authenticated by the seal of the Department of Agriculture may be offered or used in any court of the United States and shall have like force and effect as if administered or taken before a clerk of such court without further proof of identity or authority of such officer, agent, or employee. (7 U.S.C. 2217)

Land Acquisition

• Act of March 3, 1925 (Ch. 457, 43 Stat. 1132, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 555, 557, 572)

Land Acquisition by Purchase

Where no suitable Government land is available for national forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other sites required for the effective conduct of_the authorized activities of the Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to purchase lands out of the appropriation applicable to the purpose for which the land is to be used, and to accept donations of land for any national forest or experimental purpose: Provided, That such lands may be acquired subject to such reservations and outstanding interests as the Secretary determines will not interfere with the purpose for which acquired; Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 may be expended in any one fiscal year pursuant to this authority. (16 U.S.C. 555)

Medical Attention for Employees

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, in his discretion, to provide out of moneys appropriated for the general expenses of the Forest Service, medical attention for employees of the Forest Service located at isolated situations, including the moving of such employees to hospitals or other places where medical assistance is available, and in case of death to remove the bodies of deceased employees to the nearest place where they can be prepared for shipment or for burial: Provided, That when a transient without permanent residence, or any other person while away from his place of residence, is temporarily employed by the Forest Service and while so employed becomes disabled because of injury or illness not attributable to official work, he may be provided hospitalization and other necessary medical care, subsistence, and lodging for a period of not to exceed fifteen days during such disability, the cost thereof to be payable from any funds available to the Forest Service applicable to the work for which such person is employed. (16 U.S.C. 557)

Work Performed on Nonfederal Lands

(a) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, where the public interest justifies, to cooperate with or assist

public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons in performing work on land in State, county, municipal, or private ownership, situated within or near a national forest, for which the administering agency, owner, or other interested party deposits in one or more payments a sufficient sum to cover the total estimated cost of the work to be done for the benefit of the depositor, for administration, protection, improvement, reforestation, and such other kinds of work as the Forest Service is authorized to do on lands of the United States: Provided, That the United States shall not be liable to the depositor or landowner for any damage incident to the performance of such work. (Amended by Sec. 5 of the Granger-Thye Act.)

(b) Cooperation and assistance on the same basis as that authorized in subsection (a) is authorized also in the performance of any such kinds of work in connection with the occupancy or use of the national forests or other lands administered by the Forest Service. (16 U.S.C. 572)

Timber Exportation

• Act of April 12, 1926 (Ch. 117, 44 Stat. 242; 16 U.S.C. 616)

Timber lawfully cut on any national forest, or on the public lands in Alaska, may be exported from the State or Territory where grown if, in the judgment of the Secretary of the department administering the national forests, or the public lands in Alaska, the supply of timber for local use will not be endangered thereby, and the respective Secretaries concerned are hereby authorized to issue rules and regulations to carry out the purpose of this Act. (16 U.S.C. 616)