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Township 46 north, range 4 west, sections 1 to 11, inclusive, 14 to 23, inclusive, and 25 to 36, inclusive;

All township 47 north, range 2 west;

Township 47 north, range 3 west, sections 1, 2, 3, 9 to 17, inclusive, 21 to 27, inclusive, 29, 34, 35, and 36;

All township 47 north, range 4 west;

Township 48 north, range 2 west, sections 13 to 21, inclusive, and 23 to 36, inclusive;

Township 48 north, range 3 west, sections 13 to 17, inclusive, 20 to 29, inclusive, and 32 to 36, inclusive;

All township 48 north, range 4 west;

All Mount Diablo base and meridian, California.
To the Klamath National Forest, California:
Township 41 north, range 10 west, section 1;

Township 42 north, range 9 west, sections 5 to 8, inclusive, 17 to 20, inclusive, and 29 to 32, inclusive;

Township 42 north, range 10 west, sections 1 to 5, inclusive, 7 to 19, inclusive, 21 to 25, inclusive, and 36;

Township 43 north, range 9 west, sections 4 to 9, inclusive, 16 to 20, inclusive, and 29 to 32, inclusive;

All township 43 north, range 10 west;

Township 44 north, range 7 west, section 6;

Township 44 north, range 8 west, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 to 36, inclusive;

Township 44 north, range 9 west, sections 1, 3 to 9, inclusive, and 11 to 36, inclusive;

Township 44 north, range 10 west, sections 1 to 5, inclusive, and 7 to 36, inclusive;

Township 45 north, range 7 west, sections 20, 29, and 30;

Township 45 north, range 8 west, sections 25, 26, 34, 35, and 36; Township 47 north, range 7 west, sections 2 to 29, inclusive, 35, and 36;

Township 47 north, range 8 west, section 1;

Township 48 north, range 7 west, sections 16 to 21, inclusive, and 27 to 34, inclusive;

Township 48 north, range 8 west, sections 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 35, and 36;

All Mount Diablo base and meridian, California. (June 22, 1938, 52 Stat. 836; 16 U. S. C., sec. 486u.)

1027-19. Same; lands added to Wenatchee National Forest.-That any of the following-described lands which are found by the Secretary of Agriculture to be chiefly valuable for national-forest purposes may be exchanged under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to consolidate national forest lands", approved March 20, 1922, as amended,

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upon acceptance of title therefor shall become parts of the Wenatchee National Forest: Township 25 north, range 21 east, Willamette meridian, section 5; section 6, north half. Township 26 north, range 21 east, Willamette meridian, sections 1 to 8, inclusive; section 17, west half; sections 18 and 19; section 20, west half; section 29, west half; sections 30 and 31. Township 27 north, range 21 east, Willamette meridian, sections 19 to 36, inclusive. (Aug. 11, 1939, sec. 1, 53 Stat. 1412; 16 U. S. C., sec. 486v.)

1027-20. Same; effect of additions of lands to Wenatchee National Forest. All public lands within the areas described in section 1 are hereby added to the Wenatchee National Forest and shall hereafter become subject to all laws and regulations applicable to national forests. The addition of such lands shall not affect any entry or vested right under the public land laws initiated prior to the passage of this Act. Lands received in exchange or purchased under the provisions of this Act shall be open to mineral locations, mineral development, and patent, in accordance with the mining laws of the United States. (Aug. 11, 1939, sec. 2, 53 Stat. 1412; 16 U. S. C., sec. 486w.)

1027-21. Addition of lands to Rogue River National Forest, and cutting timber on such lands.-That for the purpose of forest management and municipal watershed protection, the following-described lands are hereby added to and made a part of the Rogue River National Forest in the State of Oregon and shall hereafter be administered subject to all the laws and regulations governing the national forests: Sections 31 to 35, inclusive, township 39 south, range 1 west; sections 2 to 11, inclusive, and sections 14 to 36, inclusive, township 40 south, range 1 west; section 1 and sections 11 to 36, inclusive, township 40 south, range 2 west, all Willamette base and meridian: Provided, That this action shall, as to all lands which are at this date legally appropriated under the public-land laws or reserved for any purpose, be subject to and shall not interfere with or defeat legal rights under such appropriation, nor prevent the use for such public purposes of lands so reserved so long as such appropriation is legally maintained or such reservation remains in force.

That when the Secretary of Agriculture finds that merchantable timber may be cut without detriment to the purity or depletion of the water supply from such of the above-described lands title to which has been revested in the United States under the Act of Congress approved June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218), said Secretary is hereby authorized to dispose of such merchantable timber on such lands in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture for the national forests and the entire proceeds of any such sale shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States in a special fund designated "The Oregon and California Land Grant Fund", referred to in section 10 of the said Act of June 9, 1916, and be disposed of in the manner therein designated. (June 4, 1936, secs. 1, 2, 49 Stat. 1460; 16 U. S. C., sec. 487a.)

1027-22. Transfer of forest reservation lands for military purposes. That if any of the lands purchased or to be purchased by the United States under the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended (U. S. C., title 16, secs. 513-521, inclusive; Supp. VII, title 16, secs. 513-521, inclusive), within the limits of townships 1, 2, and 3 north, ranges 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, in Forrest and Perry Counties, State of Mississippi, are determined to be chiefly valuable and necessary for a National Guard encampment and related military purposes, the Secretary of Agriculture, with the consent and approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission established by section 4 of said Act of March 1, 1911, may, and he hereby is, authorized to convey full title to said lands to the State of Mississippi or the War Department of the United States: Provided, That there is paid into the Treasury

of the United States, or made available by transfer on the books of said Treasury, sums of money equal to the full amounts expended by the Department of Agriculture for the purchase of said lands, and the money so paid into or transferred on the books of the Treasury shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary of Agriculture for the purchase of other lands under the provisions of said Act of March 1, 1911, as amended. (Mar. 2, 1935, 49 Stat. 37; 16 U. S. C., sec. 519a.) 1027-23. Santa Barbara National Forest; withdrawal of lands from location or entry.-That the public lands of the United States, within the boundaries of the Santa Barbara National Forest, located in the State of California and hereinafter described, are hereby withdrawn from location or entry under the mining laws of the United States: All Government lands in sections 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33, township 7 north, range 24 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in sections 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, township 7 north, range 25 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in sections 7 to 36, inclusive, township 7 north, range 26 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in sections 1 to 36, inclusive, township 7 north, range 27 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36, township 7 north, range 28 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in sections 5, 8, and 17, township 6 north, range 24 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in township 6 north, range 25 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in township 6 north, range 26 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in township 6 north, range 27 west, San Bernardino meridian, except sections 19, 30, and 31.

All Government lands in sections 1, 2, and 12, township 6 north, range 28 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in sections 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, and 31, township 5 north, range 24 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in township 5 north, range 25 west, San Bernardino meridian.

All Government lands in township 5 north, range 26 west, San Bernardino meridian, except in sections 31 and 32.

All Government lands in sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, township 5 north, range 27 west, San Bernardino meridian: Provided, That this Act shall not defeat or affect any lawful right which has already attached under the mining laws and which is hereinafter maintained in accordance with such laws: Provided further, That the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, may, by Executive order, when in his judgment the public interest would best be served thereby, and after reasonable notice has been given through the Department of the Interior, restore to location and entry under the mining laws, any of the lands hereby withdrawn therefrom: Provided further, That any person desiring to locate and enter upon any such withdrawn lands under the mineral land laws may

make such location and entry upon a showing satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture that the lands to be entered are chiefly valuable for minerals. (Apr. 20, 1936, 49 Stat. 1234.)

1027-24. Further addition of lands to the Rogue River National Forest.That for the purpose of forest management, watershed protection, and recreational use the north half northwest quarter section 3, the south half northwest quarter section 23, and the west half northeast quarter northeast quarter and the east half northwest quarter northeast quarter section 27, township 37, south, range 3 east, Williamette meridian, of revested Oregon and California land-grant lands are hereby added to and made a part of the Rouge River National Forest in the State of Oregon, subject to all laws and regulations governing national forests: Provided, That the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture shall jointly appraise and agree on the value of the said Oregon and California land-grant lands and shall certify the same to the Secretary of the Treasury. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized, upon notice of the appraisal by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, to transfer an equal amount of money from the national-forest receipts and credit the same to the Oregon and California land-grant funds, subject to all laws and regulations governing the disposal of money received from the Oregon and California land-grant lands. (July 27, 1937, 50 Stat. 534.)

1027-25. Lands added to Snoqualmie National Forest.-That, subject to any valid existing claim or entry, all lands of the United States within the areas hereafter described are hereby added to and made part of the Snoqualmie National Forest, State of Washington, to be hereafter administered under the laws and regulations relating to the national forests; and the provisions of the Act approved March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 465), as amended, are hereby extended and made applicable to all other lands within said described areas:

Township 21 north, range 7 east, sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36. All of township 21 north, range 8 east. Township 20 north, range 7 east, sections 1 and 12. Township 20 north, range 8 east sections 1 to 18, inclusive, and sections 20 to 24, inclusive. Township 20 north, range 9 east, sections 7 to 15, inclusive. Township 20 north, range 10 east, sections 7, 13, 17 to 24, inclusive, 27, 28, and 29. Township 20 north, range 11 east, sections 17, 18, and 19.

Also lands not now within the national forest within the following townships:

Township 27 north, range 10 east; township 26 north, range 10 east; township 26 north, range 11 east; township 26 north, range 12 east.

Part of township 27 north, range 9 east, including those portions of the following sections not now within the national forest:

Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, north half 23, and north half 24. All Willamette base and meridian. (Aug. 21, 1937, 50 Stat. 739; see also paragraph No. 827, Laws Applicable, 1935.)

1027-26. Secretary of Agriculture authorized to acquire lands for Tahoe National Forest.-That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to acquire, by purchase when purchasable at prices deemed by him reasonable, or by exchange under the provisions of the Act

of March 20, 1922, as amended, or by condemnation under the provisions of the Act of August 1, 1888, on behalf of the United States with any fund or moneys available for such purpose, any of the following-described lands in the State of Nevada now in private ownership, to wit: Township 20 north, range 18 east, sections 7, 8, 18, 19, 30, and 31; township 19 north, range 18 east, sections 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, and 32; township 19 north, range 19 east, section 32; township 18 north, range 18 east, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 35, and 36; township 18 north, range 19 east, sections 4, 5 to 10, inclusive, 14, 15 to 26, inclusive, 29 to 32, inclusive, 34, and 35; township 18 north, range 20 east, section 31; township 17 north, range 18 east, sections 1, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 24, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, and 35; township 17 north, range 19 east, sections 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15 to 20, inclusive, 29, and 31; township 16 north, range 18 east, sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 18, inclusive, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36; township 16 north, range 19 east, sections 5 to 9, inclusive, 17 to 20, inclusive, and 28 to 36, inclusive; township 15 north, range 18 east, sections 1 and 2; township 15 north, range 19 east, sections 4, 5, and 6; township 14 north, range 18 east, sections 22 to 27, inclusive, 35, and 36; township 14 north, range 19 east, sections 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 30, and 31; township 13 north, range 18 east, sections 1, 2, 3, 10, to 14, inclusive, 22, 23, and 24, all Mount Diablo base and meridian. (Feb. 12, 1938, sec. 1, 52 Stat. 28.)

1027-27. Lands added to Tahoe National Forest subject to forest laws and regulations.-When title to any of the aforesaid privately owned lands has been vested in the United States, such lands described in section 1 hereof shall be added to and become a part of the Tahoe National Forest and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any valid existing rights. (Feb. 12, 1938, sec. 2, 52 Stat. 29.)

1027-28. Federal Water Power Act inapplicable. The provisions of the Act approved June 10, 1920, as amended, known as the Federal Water Power Act, shall not apply to any of the lands added to the Tahoe National Forest pursuant to the provisions of this Act. (Feb. 12, 1938, sec. 3, 52 Stat, 29; 16 U. S. C., sec. 791a note.)

1027-29. Appropriation authorized. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $325,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this Act. (Feb. 12, 1938, sec. 4, 52 Stat. 29.)

1027-30. Secretary of Agriculture authorized to purchase lands within boundaries of Cache National Forest.-That the Secretary of Agriculture, with the approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission established by section 4 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 513), is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase any lands within the boundaries of the Cache National Forest in the State of Utah which, in his judgment, should become the property of the United States in order that they may be so managed with other lands of the United States as to minimize soil erosion and flood damage; and to pay for said lands that proportion of the entire receipts from the sale of natural resources, other than mineral, and the occupancy of publicly owned lands within said national forest which is equal to that proportion of the gross area of said national

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