§ 517. — Title to lands to be acquired.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC517]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 517. Title to lands to be acquired
The Secretary of Agriculture may do all things necessary to secure
the safe title in the United States to the lands to be acquired under
this Act, but no payment shall be made for any such lands until the
title shall be satisfactory to the Attorney General or his designee and
shall be vested in the United States.
(Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, Sec. 8[part], 36 Stat. 962; Pub. L. 91-393,
Sec. 3, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, means 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.
Codification
Section was amended by act Dec. 11, 1926, ch. 5, 44 Stat. 919. The
amendment added a proviso at the end of this section which is set out as
section 517a of this title.
Amendments
1970--Pub. L. 91-393 inserted ``or his designee'' after ``Attorney
General''.
