§ 505b. — Laws applicable.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC505b]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 505b. Laws applicable
Any National Forest System lands which are transferred to a military
department in accordance with this section and section 505a of this
title shall be thereafter subject only to the laws applicable to other
lands within the military installation or other public works project for
which such lands are required and any lands which are transferred to the
Department of Agriculture in accordance with this section and section
505a of this title shall become subject to the laws applicable to lands
acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended.
Lands interchanged under the authority of this section and section 505a
of this title shall be deemed to include interests in lands.
(July 26, 1956, ch. 736, Sec. 2, 70 Stat. 657; Pub. L. 100-409,
Sec. 7(a), (c), Aug. 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 1091.)
References in Text
Act of March 1, 1911, referred to in text, is act Mar. 1, 1911, ch.
186, 36 Stat. 961, as amended, popularly known as the Weeks Law, which
is classified to sections 480, 500, 513 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 552 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-409 substituted ``National Forest System lands''
for ``national forest lands'' and inserted provision that lands
interchanged under authority of this section and section 505a of this
title be deemed to include interests in lands.
